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Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness

Harrison Falls & Lindsey Pond via Mount Defiance Trail #413

10.5 mi · ▲ 4,462 ft · 5 hr 44 min

Harrison Falls & Lindsey Pond via Mount Defiance Trail #413 is a 10.5-mile out-and-back in Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness near Cook, WA. The route passes Lindsey Pond before reaching Harrison Falls at the turnaround, 5.3 miles in. It climbs 4,462 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi92 – 3,845 ft · steepest grade: 31%10.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mt. Defiance Road 45.65107, -121.69710
Nearest town Cook, WA
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Harrison Falls & Lindsey Pond via Mount Defiance Trail #413

10.5 mi · ▲ 4,462 ft · 5 hr 44 min

Elevation 92–3,845 ft

Out & Back · Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness

Trailhead: Mt. Defiance Road · 45.65107, -121.69710

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 52°F / low 42° · precip 46% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Warren Lake Trail #417A, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miSharp right onto Mitchell Point Trail #417, heading NE.
  3. 4.2 miSharp right onto Mount Defiance Trail #413, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miBear left onto Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miPass Lindsey Pond.
  6. 300 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  7. 0.4 miReach Harrison Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.6 miBear right onto Mount Defiance Trail #413, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miSharp left onto Starvation Ridge Trail #414, heading SW.
  10. 4.2 miSharp left onto Warren Lake Trail #417A, heading SW.
  11. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/harrison-falls-lindsey-pond-out-back

Trail surface

88% dirt5% paved7% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 52°F42°
Precip46%Wind5 mphUV5Humidity74%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°40° 12 AM: 2% rain1 AM: 7% rain2 AM: 10% rain3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 8% rain6 AM: 17% rain7 AM: 16% rain8 AM: 20% rain9 AM: 21% rain10 AM: 23% rain11 AM: 10% rain12 PM: 6% rain1 PM: 14% rain2 PM: 20% rain3 PM: 35% rain4 PM: 46% rain5 PM: 38% rain6 PM: 36% rain7 PM: 26% rain8 PM: 15% rain9 PM: 8% rain10 PM: 7% rain11 PM: 8% rain
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:41 PM
Sat 54°45° 34%
Sun 62°45° 37%
Mon 62°40°
Tue 67°42°
Wed 77°48°
Thu 72°52°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.2 mi in (~79 min). Leave by 6:02 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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