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Mount Ellinor & Mt. Ellinor winter route via Mount Ellinor Trail #812

2.6 mi · ▲ 2,316 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Mount Ellinor & Mt. Ellinor winter route via Mount Ellinor Trail #812 is a 2.6-mile out-and-back near Lilliwaup, WA. The route reaches Mount Ellinor at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It climbs 2,316 ft, with sections as steep as 68% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,524 – 5,863 ft · steepest grade: 68%2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mount Ellinor Upper Trailhead 47.51023, -123.24799
Nearest town Lilliwaup, WA · Official trailhead info (fs.usda.gov)
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Mount Ellinor & Mt. Ellinor winter route via Mount Ellinor Trail #812

2.6 mi · ▲ 2,316 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Elevation 3,525–5,864 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Mount Ellinor Upper Trailhead · 47.51023, -123.24799

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 54°F / low 40° · precip 13% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:49 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Upper Mount Ellinor Trail #812.1, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Mount Ellinor Trail #812, heading NW.
  3. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Mt. Ellinor winter route, heading N.
  4. 0.7 miReach Mount Ellinor, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Mount Ellinor Trail #812, heading S.
  6. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Upper Mount Ellinor Trail #812.1, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 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-ellinor-out-back-e03a

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 54°F40°
Feels like45°Precip13%Wind7 mphUV6Humidity71%
Rained 0.9″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
55°40°
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:49 PM
Sat 54°44° 34%
Sun 61°45° 38%
Mon 62°43°
Tue 66°44°
Wed 75°51°
Thu 61°49°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~101 min). Leave by 5:48 PM for the 7:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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