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Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness

Hole-in-the-Wall Falls & Mount Defiance Trail #413

9.3 mi · ▲ 4,195 ft · 5 hr 12 min

Hole-in-the-Wall Falls & Mount Defiance Trail #413 is a 9.3-mile out-and-back in Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness near Cook, WA. The route reaches Hole-in-the-Wall Falls at the turnaround, 4.7 miles in. It climbs 4,195 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi128 – 3,845 ft · steepest grade: 31%9.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mt. Defiance Road 45.65107, -121.69710
Nearest town Cook, WA
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Hole-in-the-Wall Falls & Mount Defiance Trail #413

9.3 mi · ▲ 4,195 ft · 5 hr 12 min

Elevation 127–3,845 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. 0.2 miReach Hole-in-the-Wall Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.2 miSharp left onto Starvation Ridge Trail #414, heading SW.
  6. 4.2 miSharp left onto Warren Lake Trail #417A, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/hole-in-the-wall-falls-mount-defiance-trail-413-out-back

Trail surface

90% dirt1% paved9% 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 3.3 mi in (~81 min). Leave by 6:00 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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