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Mount Fremont Lookout–Shadow Lake, 4 lakes

10.5 mi · ▲ 3,064 ft · 5 hr 2 min

Mount Fremont Lookout–Shadow Lake, 4 lakes is a 10.5-mile out-and-back near Sunrise, WA. The route passes Shadow Lake and Frozen Lake before reaching Mount Fremont Lookout at the turnaround, 5.2 miles in. It climbs 3,064 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,298 – 7,179 ft · steepest grade: 21%10.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: C Loop 46.90224, -121.64385
Nearest town Sunrise, WA
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Mount Fremont Lookout–Shadow Lake, 4 lakes

10.5 mi · ▲ 3,064 ft · 5 hr 2 min

Elevation 4,297–7,178 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: C Loop · 46.90224, -121.64385

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 67°F / low 41° · precip 1% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:38 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Wonderland Trail, heading N.
  2. 3 miPass Shadow Lake.
  3. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.9 miPass Frozen Lake.
  5. 50 ftBear right onto Mount Fremont Lookout Trail, heading NW.
  6. 1.3 miReach Mount Fremont Lookout, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.3 miBear left onto Wonderland Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.9 miBear left, heading SE.
  9. 3 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-fremont-lookout-shadow-lake-out-back-5-lakes

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 67°F41°
Precip1%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity51%
Hourly temperature
70°40°
Sunrise 5:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:38 PM
Tue 74°53°
Wed 81°58°
Thu 83°57°
Fri 76°52°
Sat 71°49°
Sun 70°46°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.1 mi in (~175 min). Leave by 5:23 PM for the 8:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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