Norse Peak–Scout Pass, 4 sights is a 7-mile out-and-back in Norse Peak Wilderness near Snoquera, WA. The route passes Scout Pass before reaching Norse Peak at the turnaround, 3.5 miles in. It climbs 2,565 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi4,351 – 6,847 ft · steepest grade: 34%7.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: South Trail 46.94171, -121.47054
Nearest town Snoquera, WA
Directions
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Norse Peak–Scout Pass, 4 sights
7 mi · ▲ 2,565 ft · 3 hr 37 min
Elevation 4,351–6,846 ft
Out & Back · Norse Peak Wilderness
Trailhead: South Trail · 46.94171, -121.47054
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 68°F / low 41° · precip 1% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:37 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on South Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Blue Bell Loop, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Bullion Basin Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Chutes and Ladders, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Bullion Basin Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miPass Scout Pass.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Norse Peak View Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach Norse Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading S.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Bullion Basin Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Chutes and Ladders, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Bullion Basin Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Blue Bell Loop, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto South Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
90% dirt10% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 68°F41°
Precip1%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity53%
Hourly temperature
70°40°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:37 PM
Tue
74°51°
Wed
82°58°
Thu
85°56°
Fri
76°51°
Sat
73°47°
Sun
74°47°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~110 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 8:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Kelley's Gap Road 5.1 mi · ▲ 1,895 ft
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- Basin Lake–Scout Pass, 3 saddles 8.3 mi · ▲ 2,930 ft
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