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Wild Sky Wilderness

Mineral Butte via Salmon Creek Road

14.3 mi · ▲ 4,577 ft · 7 hr 3 min

Mineral Butte via Salmon Creek Road is a 14.3-mile out-and-back in Wild Sky Wilderness near Galena, WA. The route reaches Mineral Butte at the turnaround, 7.2 miles in. It climbs 4,577 ft, with sections as steep as 52% grade. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,070 – 5,230 ft · steepest grade: 52%14.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.89417, -121.43712
Nearest town Galena, WA
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Mineral Butte via Salmon Creek Road

14.3 mi · ▲ 4,577 ft · 7 hr 3 min

Elevation 1,068–5,229 ft

Out & Back · Wild Sky Wilderness

Trailhead: 47.89417, -121.43712

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:39 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miBear left onto Mineral City Road, heading SW.
  4. 1.3 miSharp right, heading E.
  5. 5.7 miReach Mineral Butte, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 7 miBear right, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mineral-butte-out-back-23-km-d344

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:39 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.1 mi in (~295 min). Leave by 2:23 PM for the 7:39 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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