Goat Lake–Scout Pass, 4 sights is a 10.6-mile out-and-back in Norse Peak Wilderness near Cougar Valley, WA. The route passes Scout Pass before reaching Goat Lake at the turnaround, 5.3 miles in. It climbs 3,633 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi4,836 – 6,841 ft · steepest grade: 33%10.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Bullion Basin Trail 46.93880, -121.46808
Nearest town Cougar Valley, WA
Directions
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Goat Lake–Scout Pass, 4 sights
10.6 mi · ▲ 3,633 ft · 5 hr 21 min
Elevation 4,837–6,840 ft
Out & Back · Norse Peak Wilderness
Trailhead: Bullion Basin Trail · 46.93880, -121.46808
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 68°F / low 41° · precip 1% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:37 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Chutes and Ladders, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Bullion Basin Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading N.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Scout Pass.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Norse Peak View Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Norse Peak Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Goat Lake Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Goat Lake Spur, heading E.
- 0.4 miReach Goat Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Goat Lake Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Norse Peak Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Norse Peak View Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading S.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Bullion Basin Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Chutes and Ladders, heading NW.
- 0.2 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
96% dirt4% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 68°F41°
Precip1%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity53%
Hourly temperature
70°40°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:37 PM
Tue
74°51°
Wed
82°58°
Thu
85°56°
Fri
76°51°
Sat
73°47°
Sun
74°47°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~80 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 8:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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