Mirror Lake & Mirror Lake Trail via Pacific Crest Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 706 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Mirror Lake & Mirror Lake Trail via Pacific Crest Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back near Snoqualmie Pass, WA. The route reaches Mirror Lake. It climbs 706 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi3,566 – 4,272 ft · steepest grade: 28%3.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Forest Road 5480 47.34235, -121.42256
Nearest town Snoqualmie Pass, WA
Directions
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Mirror Lake & Mirror Lake Trail via Pacific Crest Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 706 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Elevation 3,566–4,270 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Forest Road 5480 · 47.34235, -121.42256
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 67°F / low 45° · precip 1% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:38 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Forest Road 5480, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Mirror Lake Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Mirror Lake.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
- 150 ftReach Mirror Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Mirror Lake Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Forest Road 5480, heading SE.
- 0.3 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
79% dirt19% gravel2% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 67°F45°
Precip1%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity70%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:38 PM
Tue
75°56°
Wed
80°58°
Thu
81°54°
Fri
72°48°
Sat
71°46°
Sun
72°45°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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