Buckhorn Wilderness

Deer Ridge–Buckhorn Wilderness Viewpoint, 4 viewpoints

4.8 mi · ▲ 1,795 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Deer Ridge–Buckhorn Wilderness Viewpoint, 4 viewpoints is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Buckhorn Wilderness near King Hill, WA. The route passes Deer Ridge Viewpoint, Deer Ridge Viewpoint and Buckhorn Wilderness Viewpoint before reaching Deer Ridge at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 1,795 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 92/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,543 – 4,255 ft · steepest grade: 32%4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Deer Ridge Trail 47.96494, -123.19379
Nearest town King Hill, WA

Directions

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Deer Ridge–Buckhorn Wilderness Viewpoint, 4 viewpoints

4.8 mi · ▲ 1,795 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Elevation 2,541–4,255 ft

Out & Back · Buckhorn Wilderness

Trailhead: Deer Ridge Trail · 47.96494, -123.19379

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Deer Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  2. 1.3 miPass Deer Ridge Viewpoint.
  3. 1 miPass Deer Ridge Viewpoint.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miReach Deer Ridge, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 50 ftPass Buckhorn Wilderness Viewpoint.
  7. 2.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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