AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Mount Phelps

4.3 mi · ▲ 3,267 ft · 3 hr 4 min

Mount Phelps is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near Baring, WA. The route reaches Mount Phelps at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 3,267 ft, with sections as steep as 82% grade. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,241 – 5,509 ft · steepest grade: 82%4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.68031, -121.53781
Nearest town Baring, WA
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Mount Phelps

4.3 mi · ▲ 3,267 ft · 3 hr 4 min

Elevation 2,242–5,509 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.68031, -121.53781

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:38 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 1.1 miBear right, heading W.
  3. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.9 miReach Mount Phelps, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 500 ftBear left, heading E.
  7. 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-phelps-out-back

Trail surface

53% gravel43% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:38 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~144 min). Leave by 5:54 PM for the 8:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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