Mount Defiance–Mitchell Point Trail #417 Loop, 6 sights
7.9 mi · ▲ 1,645 ft · 3 hr 27 min
Mount Defiance–Mitchell Point Trail #417 Loop, 6 sights is a 7.9-mile loop in Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness near Home Valley, WA. The route reaches Mount Defiance. It climbs 1,645 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Mount Defiance–Mitchell Point Trail #417 Loop, 6 sights
7.9 mi · ▲ 1,645 ft · 3 hr 27 min
Elevation 3,371–4,956 ft
Loop · Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness
Trailhead: Dead Point Road · 45.63629, -121.74258
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mount Defiance Trail #413, heading NE.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Mount Defiance Summit Trail #413B, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Mount Defiance.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Mt. Defiance Road, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Mount Defiance Summit Trail #413B, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Mount Defiance Trail #413, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Mitchell Point Trail #417, heading NE.
- 1 miBear right onto Warren Lake Trail #417A, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Mt. Defiance Road, heading S.
- 2.2 miBear left onto Dead Point Road, heading SW.
- 2.1 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 6:37 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Dead Point Road Trailhead
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- Bear Lake–Bear Lake Trail #413A, 3 sights 2.3 mi · ▲ 488 ft
- Rainy Lake via Dead Point Road 4.5 mi · ▲ 676 ft
- Dead Point Road 4.9 mi · ▲ 741 ft
- Forest Road 2820-630 Loop via Dead Point Road 7.6 mi · ▲ 937 ft
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