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Norse Peak Wilderness

Pacific Crest Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 400 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Pacific Crest Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Norse Peak Wilderness near Cougar Valley, WA. It climbs 400 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,580 – 4,872 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.09150, -121.40668
Nearest town Cougar Valley, WA
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Pacific Crest Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 400 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation 4,579–4,871 ft

Out & Back · Norse Peak Wilderness

Trailhead: 47.09150, -121.40668

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 64°F / low 39° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:37 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 0.6 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-5-km-c2d1

Trail surface

62% dirt38% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 64°F39°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity77%
Hourly temperature
65°35°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:37 PM
Tue 72°51°
Wed 77°54°
Thu 80°52°
Fri 72°48°
Sat 69°45°
Sun 71°44°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 7:57 PM for the 8:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:05 PM — 7 min before dark.

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