Kaleetan Peak–Franklin Falls Viewpoint, 5 sights is a 10.5-mile out-and-back near Denny Creek, WA. The route passes Franklin Falls Viewpoint and Melakwa Lake before reaching Kaleetan Peak at the turnaround, 5.3 miles in. It climbs 4,799 ft, with sections as steep as 57% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi2,277 – 6,237 ft · steepest grade: 57%10.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Denny Creek Trailhead 47.41519, -121.44340
Nearest town Denny Creek, WA
Directions
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Kaleetan Peak–Franklin Falls Viewpoint, 5 sights
10.5 mi · ▲ 4,799 ft · 5 hr 54 min
Elevation 2,276–6,236 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Denny Creek Trailhead · 47.41519, -121.44340
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 70°F / low 49° · precip 1% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:38 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start on Denny Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Franklin Falls Viewpoint.
- 4 miPass Melakwa Lake.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Kaleetan Peak Climbers Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 1.1 miReach Kaleetan Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Denny Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 4.1 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
66% dirt34% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 70°F49°
Precip1%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity68%
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:38 PM
Tue
80°59°
Wed
85°62°
Thu
85°59°
Fri
76°52°
Sat
75°50°
Sun
76°49°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.7 mi in (~213 min). Leave by 4:45 PM for the 8:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
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- Franklin Falls Viewpoint–Melakwa Lake, 5 sights 12 mi · ▲ 3,553 ft
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