Mirror Lake–Tinkham Tarns, 7 lakes is a 15.3-mile out-and-back near Snoqualmie Pass, WA. The route passes Divide Lake, Rockdale Lake, Windy Pass and 2 more. It climbs 4,574 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi2,933 – 4,564 ft · steepest grade: 27%16.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.40341, -121.41146
Nearest town Snoqualmie Pass, WA
Directions
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Mirror Lake–Tinkham Tarns, 7 lakes
15.3 mi · ▲ 4,574 ft · 7 hr 23 min
Elevation 2,932–4,565 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.40341, -121.41146
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 70°F / low 46° · precip 2% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:38 PM
Transit-accessible: Silver Fir East stop 413 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 500 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miPass Divide Lake.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 400 ftSharp right onto 9070-110, heading S.
- 0.3 miPass Rockdale Lake.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miPass Windy Pass.
- 2.2 miPass Tinkham Tarns.
- 0.9 miPass Mirror Lake.
- 400 ftSharp left onto Mirror Lake Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Forest Road 5480, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Mirror Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Mirror Lake Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
- 3.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto 9070-110, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
72% dirt4% gravel24% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 70°F46°
Precip2%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity66%
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:38 PM
Tue
79°56°
Wed
83°60°
Thu
83°57°
Fri
74°50°
Sat
73°48°
Sun
75°47°
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Silver Fir East stop 413 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Tubing Park 1.2 mi · ▲ 173 ft
- Surveyors Lake & Divide Lake 3.3 mi · ▲ 1,220 ft
- Divide Lake & Rockdale Lake 3.6 mi · ▲ 1,157 ft
- Divide Lake–Rockdale Lake, 5 sights 10.6 mi · ▲ 3,011 ft
- Twin Lakes–Tinkham Tarns, 7 lakes 14.6 mi · ▲ 4,966 ft
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