Flash Mountain & C-8270 via Twin Peaks

4.1 mi · ▲ 1,129 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Flash Mountain & C-8270 via Twin Peaks is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near Delphi, WA. The route reaches Flash Mountain. It climbs 1,129 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,480 – 2,595 ft · steepest grade: 20%4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 46.98934, -123.13046
Nearest town Delphi, WA

Directions

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Flash Mountain & C-8270 via Twin Peaks

4.1 mi · ▲ 1,129 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 1,481–2,595 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 46.98934, -123.13046

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:48 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Flash Mountain.
  3. 0.8 miSharp left onto Twin Peaks, heading N.
  4. 1.3 miTurn left onto C-8270, heading E.
  5. 150 ftBear left onto Twin Peaks, heading S.
  6. 50 ftReach Flash Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 50 ftBear right onto C-8270, heading S.
  8. 150 ftTurn right onto Twin Peaks, heading SE.
  9. 1.3 miSharp right onto C-4400, heading S.
  10. 0.7 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

62% dirt38% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 7:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:28 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM — 15 min before dark.

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