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Norse Peak Wilderness

Pacific Crest Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 40 min

Pacific Crest Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Norse Peak Wilderness near Cougar Valley, WA. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,820 – 4,872 ft1.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.08416, -121.40386
Nearest town Cougar Valley, WA
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Pacific Crest Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 40 min

Elevation 4,819–4,874 ft

Out & Back · Norse Peak Wilderness

Trailhead: 47.08416, -121.40386

Weather Sep 4: Snow, high 51°F / low 37° · precip 52% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:41 PM

Horses allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.8 miTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.8 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/pacific-crest-trail-out-back-3-km-08ef

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

SnowTemperature 51°F37°
Feels like39°Precip52%Wind3 mphUV5Humidity72%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°35° 12 AM: 14% rain1 AM: 11% rain2 AM: 5% rain3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 5% rain5 AM: 4% rain6 AM: 5% rain7 AM: 5% rain8 AM: 4% rain9 AM: 3% rain10 AM: 2% rain11 AM: 4% rain12 PM: 11% rain1 PM: 26% rain2 PM: 33% rain3 PM: 50% rain4 PM: 52% rain5 PM: 40% rain6 PM: 34% rain7 PM: 21% rain8 PM: 10% rain9 PM: 4% rain10 PM: 2% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:41 PM
Sat 49°38° 38%
Sun 56°40° 37%
Mon 58°39° 18%
Tue 68°40°
Wed 77°46°
Thu 67°47°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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