Kendall Peak via Pacific Crest Trail is an 8.7-mile out-and-back near Denny Creek, WA. The route reaches Kendall Peak at the turnaround, 4.4 miles in. It climbs 2,975 ft, with sections as steep as 58% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi3,032 – 5,775 ft · steepest grade: 58%8.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.42925, -121.41339
Nearest town Denny Creek, WA
Directions
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Kendall Peak via Pacific Crest Trail
8.7 mi · ▲ 2,975 ft · 4 hr 23 min
Elevation 3,033–5,775 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.42925, -121.41339
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 59°F / low 43° · precip 39% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:40 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: FlixBus Snoqualmie Pass stop 506 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 200 ftBear left onto Old Commonwealth Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto Commonwealth Basin Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SE.
- 3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Kendall Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.2 miSharp right onto Commonwealth Basin Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Old Commonwealth Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
95% dirt5% unspecified
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 59°F43°
Precip39%Wind2 mphUV5Humidity59%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°40°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:40 PM
Sat
59°46°
43%
Sun
62°46°
28%
Mon
60°43°
18%
Tue
70°46°
Wed
74°49°
Thu
60°48°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.8 mi in (~153 min). Leave by 4:46 PM for the 7:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: FlixBus Snoqualmie Pass stop 506 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Guye Peak Viewpoint & Red Pond via Old Commonwealth Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 1,626 ft
- Fall into the Wall via Old Commonwealth Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 1,269 ft
- Cave Ridge–Prospector's Cave, 6 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 2,223 ft
- Prospector's Cave–Red Pond, 3 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 2,195 ft
- Red Pond & Old Commonwealth Trail via Commonwealth Basin Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,805 ft
- Red Mountain–Red Pond, 4 sights 5.8 mi · ▲ 2,860 ft
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