Kendall Peak & Fall into the Wall via Pacific Crest Trail is a 9.4-mile out-and-back near Denny Creek, WA. The route passes Fall into the Wall before reaching Kendall Peak at the turnaround, 4.7 miles in. It climbs 3,108 ft, with sections as steep as 37% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi2,894 – 5,775 ft · steepest grade: 37%9.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.42922, -121.42156
Nearest town Denny Creek, WA
Directions
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Kendall Peak & Fall into the Wall via Pacific Crest Trail
9.4 mi · ▲ 3,108 ft · 4 hr 41 min
Elevation 2,895–5,775 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.42922, -121.42156
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 59°F / low 44° · precip 39% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:40 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: West Summit Shuttle Stop stop 626 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Fall into the Wall.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Old Commonwealth Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Commonwealth Basin Trail, heading NE.
- 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.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.5 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
78% dirt22% unspecified
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 59°F44°
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
63°46°
28%
Mon
60°44°
18%
Tue
70°46°
Wed
74°50°
Thu
60°49°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.1 mi in (~165 min). Leave by 4:35 PM for the 7:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: West Summit Shuttle Stop stop 626 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Beaver Lake & Divide Lake via Pacific Crest Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 1,235 ft
- Guye Peak North–Guye Peak Middle, 6 summits 4.5 mi · ▲ 2,237 ft
- Cave Ridge–Fall into the Wall, 7 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 2,356 ft
- Beaver Lake & Tubing Park via Pacific Crest Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 1,612 ft
- Fall into the Wall–Commonwealth Basin Trail, 3 sights 6.3 mi · ▲ 1,602 ft
- Red Mountain–Fall into the Wall, 4 summits 6.3 mi · ▲ 2,991 ft
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