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Mitchell Point & Mitchell Point Trail is a 1.7-mile out-and-back in Seneca Fouts Memorial State Natural Area near Ericson View Tracts, WA. The route reaches Mitchell Point at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It climbs 1,106 ft, with sections as steep as 39% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi157 – 1,181 ft · steepest grade: 39%1.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Historic Columbia River Highway 45.70265, -121.61991
Nearest town Ericson View Tracts, WA

Directions

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Mitchell Point & Mitchell Point Trail

1.7 mi · ▲ 1,106 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Elevation 157–1,181 ft

Out & Back · Seneca Fouts Memorial State Natural Area

Trailhead: Historic Columbia River Highway · 45.70265, -121.61991

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 71°F / low 54° · precip 33% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:41 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Mitchell Point Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.8 miReach Mitchell Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

96% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 71°F54°
Precip33%Wind11 mphUV5Humidity48%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°50° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 4% rain2 AM: 8% rain3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 5% rain6 AM: 13% rain7 AM: 12% rain8 AM: 12% rain9 AM: 22% rain10 AM: 21% rain11 AM: 6% rain12 PM: 5% rain1 PM: 8% rain2 PM: 14% rain3 PM: 25% rain4 PM: 28% rain5 PM: 33% rain6 PM: 25% rain7 PM: 18% rain8 PM: 13% rain9 PM: 7% rain10 PM: 5% rain11 PM: 7% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:41 PM
Sat 75°56° 26%
Sun 77°55° 27%
Mon 76°51°
Tue 81°53°
Wed 90°58°
Thu 85°62°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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