AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Mowich Butte via Pacific Crest Trail

15.4 mi · ▲ 2,891 ft · 6 hr 35 min

Mowich Butte via Pacific Crest Trail is a 15.4-mile out-and-back near Stabler, WA. The route reaches Mowich Butte at the turnaround, 7.7 miles in. It climbs 2,891 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,142 – 3,507 ft · steepest grade: 29%15.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.80890, -121.94259
Nearest town Stabler, WA · Official trailhead info (fs.usda.gov)
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Mowich Butte via Pacific Crest Trail

15.4 mi · ▲ 2,891 ft · 6 hr 35 min

Elevation 1,141–3,508 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.80890, -121.94259

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:42 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miSharp right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
  4. 4.8 miContinue straight onto Lookout Mountain Road, heading W.
  5. 200 ftContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NW.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto Lookout Mountain Road, heading W.
  7. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lookout Mountain Road, heading W.
  9. 1.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 0.7 miReach Mowich Butte, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 1.8 miContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading E.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lookout Mountain Road, heading E.
  13. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NE.
  14. 150 ftContinue straight onto Lookout Mountain Road, heading E.
  15. 250 ftContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NE.
  16. 4.8 miSharp left, heading SE.
  17. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  18. 0.1 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/mowich-butte-out-back-911a

Trail surface

93% dirt7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:42 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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