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Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness

Mount Defiance–Mitchell Point Trail #417 Loop, 4 sights

3.8 mi · ▲ 1,186 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Mount Defiance–Mitchell Point Trail #417 Loop, 4 sights is a 3.8-mile loop in Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness near Cook, WA. The route reaches Mount Defiance. It climbs 1,186 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,734 – 4,958 ft · steepest grade: 26%3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mt. Defiance Road 45.65107, -121.69710
Nearest town Cook, WA
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Mount Defiance–Mitchell Point Trail #417 Loop, 4 sights

3.8 mi · ▲ 1,186 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Elevation 3,734–4,956 ft

Loop · Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness

Trailhead: Mt. Defiance Road · 45.65107, -121.69710

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Mt. Defiance Road, heading NW.
  2. 1.1 miTurn left onto Mount Defiance Summit Trail #413B, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Mt. Defiance Road, heading S.
  4. 250 ftContinue straight onto Mount Defiance Summit Trail #413B, heading NW.
  5. 250 ftPass Mount Defiance.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Mount Defiance Trail #413, heading SW.
  7. 0.9 miTurn right onto Mitchell Point Trail #417, heading NE.
  8. 1 miBear right onto Warren Lake Trail #417A, heading E.
  9. 0.3 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mount-defiance-loop-8530

Trail surface

91% dirt9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:41 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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