Morning Star Natural Resources Conservation Area
Eros Tower & Sunrise Mine Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 2,710 ft · 2 hr 57 min
Eros Tower & Sunrise Mine Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Morning Star Natural Resources Conservation Area near Monte Cristo, WA. The route reaches Eros Tower at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 2,710 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Eros Tower & Sunrise Mine Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 2,710 ft · 2 hr 57 min
Elevation 2,206–4,679 ft
Out & Back · Morning Star Natural Resources Conservation Area
Trailhead: Sunrise Mine Trailhead · 48.02473, -121.47785
Weather Sep 5: Heavy drizzle, high 62°F / low 48° · precip 50% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Sunrise Mine Trail, heading S.
- 2.4 miReach Eros Tower, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 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.
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Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Sunrise Mine Trailhead Trailhead
- Lake Elan–Sunrise Mine Trail, 3 sights 5.4 mi · ▲ 2,998 ft
- Vesper Peak–Sunrise Mine Trail, 3 sights 6.5 mi · ▲ 4,372 ft
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