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Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness

Mount Defiance–North Lake, 4 sights

9.3 mi · ▲ 2,693 ft · 4 hr 27 min

Mount Defiance–North Lake, 4 sights is a 9.3-mile out-and-back in Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness near Cook, WA. The route passes Mount Defiance and North Lake. It climbs 2,693 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,819 – 4,958 ft · steepest grade: 23%9.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mt. Defiance Road 45.65107, -121.69710
Nearest town Cook, WA
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Mount Defiance–North Lake, 4 sights

9.3 mi · ▲ 2,693 ft · 4 hr 27 min

Elevation 3,820–4,956 ft

Out & Back · Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness

Trailhead: Mt. Defiance Road · 45.65107, -121.69710

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 52°F / low 42° · precip 46% · wind 5 mph · 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 left onto Mount Defiance Trail #413, heading SW.
  7. 1.4 miBear right onto Wyeth Trail #411, heading SW.
  8. 0.8 miBear left onto North Lake Trail #423, heading W.
  9. 50 ftPass North Lake.
  10. 0.9 miReach Mount Defiance, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.9 miBear right onto Wyeth Trail #411, heading N.
  12. 0.8 miBear left onto Mount Defiance Trail #413, heading NE.
  13. 1.4 miTurn right onto Mount Defiance Summit Trail #413B, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Mt. Defiance Road, heading NE.
  15. 250 ftContinue straight onto Mount Defiance Summit Trail #413B, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right onto Mt. Defiance Road, heading E.
  17. 1.1 miArrive 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-north-lake-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 52°F42°
Precip46%Wind5 mphUV5Humidity74%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°40° 12 AM: 2% rain1 AM: 7% rain2 AM: 10% rain3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 8% rain6 AM: 17% rain7 AM: 16% rain8 AM: 20% rain9 AM: 21% rain10 AM: 23% rain11 AM: 10% rain12 PM: 6% rain1 PM: 14% rain2 PM: 20% rain3 PM: 35% rain4 PM: 46% rain5 PM: 38% rain6 PM: 36% rain7 PM: 26% rain8 PM: 15% rain9 PM: 8% rain10 PM: 7% rain11 PM: 8% rain
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:41 PM
Sat 54°45° 34%
Sun 62°45° 37%
Mon 62°40°
Tue 67°42°
Wed 77°48°
Thu 72°52°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~83 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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