Mineral Butte via Salmon Creek Road
13.9 mi · ▲ 4,590 ft · 6 hr 56 min
Mineral Butte via Salmon Creek Road is a 13.9-mile out-and-back in Wild Sky Wilderness near Galena, WA. The route reaches Mineral Butte at the turnaround, 7 miles in. It climbs 4,590 ft, with sections as steep as 50% grade. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Mineral Butte via Salmon Creek Road
13.9 mi · ▲ 4,590 ft · 6 hr 56 min
Elevation 1,055–5,229 ft
Out & Back · Wild Sky Wilderness
Trailhead: 47.89212, -121.44101
Weather Sep 5: Light rain, high 69°F / low 52° · precip 49% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Mineral City Road, heading W.
- 1.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 5.7 miReach Mineral Butte, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 7 miSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.9 mi in (~290 min). Leave by 2:30 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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