Tolmie Peak–Eunice Lake, 5 lakes is a 6.3-mile out-and-back near Upper Fairfax, WA. The route passes Mowich Lake, Ipsut Pass and Eunice Lake before reaching Tolmie Peak at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It climbs 1,616 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi4,872 – 5,948 ft · steepest grade: 26%6.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Wonderland Trailhead 46.93295, -121.86349
Nearest town Upper Fairfax, WA
Directions
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Tolmie Peak–Eunice Lake, 5 lakes
6.3 mi · ▲ 1,616 ft · 2 hr 54 min
Elevation 4,873–5,949 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Wonderland Trailhead · 46.93295, -121.86349
Weather Aug 3: Mostly clear, high 59°F / low 40° · precip 1% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:38 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wonderland Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Mowich Lake.
- 1.4 miPass Ipsut Pass.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Tolmie Peak Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miPass Eunice Lake.
- 1 miReach Tolmie Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miSharp right onto Wonderland Trail, heading SE.
- 1.3 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
100% dirt
Weather
Mostly clearTemperature 59°F40°
Precip1%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity79%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperature
60°40°
Sunrise 5:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:38 PM
Tue
67°51°
Wed
73°55°
Thu
75°53°
Fri
68°47°
Sat
64°44°
Sun
66°44°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~88 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 8:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Wonderland Trailhead Trailhead
- Eagle Cliff Viewpoint & Mowich Lake via Spray Park Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 565 ft
- Spray Falls–Spray Falls Viewpoint, 3 viewpoints 3.8 mi · ▲ 679 ft
- Eunice Lake–Mowich Lake, 4 lakes 4.7 mi · ▲ 976 ft
- Hessong Rock & Mowich Lake via Spray Park Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 2,319 ft
- First Mother Mountain–Mowich Lake, 4 summits 9 mi · ▲ 3,239 ft
- Flett Glacier–Echo Rock, 4 glaciers 10.6 mi · ▲ 3,477 ft
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