Clouds pass through the Columbia River Gorge seen from Dog Mountain.jpg
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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.

Elevation

0 mi925 – 2,953 ft · steepest grade: 37%14.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.74432, -121.76366
Nearest town Saint Martins Hot Springs, WA

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.9 miSharp left, heading N.
  3. 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
  5. 1.7 miBear left, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Augspurger Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 1 miContinue straight onto Dog-Augspurger Tie Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.9 miSharp left onto Dog Mountain Trail, heading S.
  10. 350 ftPass Dog Mountain Viewpoint.
  11. 500 ftReach Dog Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.2 miSharp right onto Dog-Augspurger Tie Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Augspurger Trail, heading NW.
  14. 1.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  16. 1.7 miBear right, heading N.
  17. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 1.3 miSharp right, heading W.
  19. 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

Light drizzleTemperature 67°F51°
Precip46%Wind3 mphUV5Humidity60%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°50° 12 AM: 3% rain1 AM: 4% rain2 AM: 9% rain3 AM: 5% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 6% rain6 AM: 17% rain7 AM: 12% rain8 AM: 15% rain9 AM: 23% rain10 AM: 23% rain11 AM: 10% rain12 PM: 6% rain1 PM: 9% rain2 PM: 19% rain3 PM: 27% rain4 PM: 36% rain5 PM: 46% rain6 PM: 25% rain7 PM: 18% rain8 PM: 11% rain9 PM: 7% rain10 PM: 7% rain11 PM: 6% rain
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:41 PM
Sat 68°52° 23%
Sun 74°53° 30%
Mon 73°48°
Tue 78°51°
Wed 87°56°
Thu 82°60°

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.

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