Dog Mountain–Dog Mountain Viewpoint, 3 summits is a 14.2-mile out-and-back near Saint Martins Hot Springs, WA. The route passes Dog Mountain Viewpoint before reaching Dog Mountain at the turnaround, 7.1 miles in. It climbs 4,628 ft, with sections as steep as 37% grade. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Dog Mountain–Dog Mountain Viewpoint, 3 summits
14.2 mi · ▲ 4,628 ft · 7 hr 3 min
Elevation 925–2,951 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.74432, -121.76366
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 67°F / low 51° · precip 46% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
- 1.7 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Augspurger Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Dog-Augspurger Tie Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Dog Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftPass Dog Mountain Viewpoint.
- 500 ftReach Dog Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Dog-Augspurger Tie Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Augspurger Trail, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 1.7 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.3 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.8 mi in (~112 min). Leave by 5:29 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Augspurger Trail 12.2 mi · ▲ 3,826 ft
- Puppy Dog viewpoint & Dog-Augspurger Tie Trail via Augspurger Trail 14.5 mi · ▲ 4,723 ft
- Augspurger Mountain via Augspurger Trail 15.3 mi · ▲ 4,744 ft
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