Pratt Mountain & Pratt Lake Trail is a 10-mile out-and-back near Rockdale, WA. The route reaches Pratt Mountain at the turnaround, 5 miles in. It climbs 3,221 ft, with sections as steep as 39% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,864 – 5,099 ft · steepest grade: 39%10.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Pratt Lake Trailhead 47.39784, -121.48649
Nearest town Rockdale, WA
Directions
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Pratt Mountain & Pratt Lake Trail
10 mi · ▲ 3,221 ft · 4 hr 57 min
Elevation 1,865–5,099 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Pratt Lake Trailhead · 47.39784, -121.48649
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 71°F / low 49° · precip 1% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:38 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pratt Lake Trail, heading NW.
- 4 miBear left onto Mount Defiance Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miReach Pratt Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miBear right onto Pratt Lake Trail, heading NE.
- 4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 71°F49°
Precip1%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity65%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:38 PM
Tue
82°59°
Wed
87°63°
Thu
86°59°
Fri
77°51°
Sat
75°50°
Sun
77°50°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.0 mi in (~219 min). Leave by 4:39 PM for the 8:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Pratt Lake Trailhead Trailhead
- Pratt Lake Trail 2 mi · ▲ 613 ft
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- Rainbow Lake–Island Lake, 3 lakes 11 mi · ▲ 2,903 ft
- Blazer Lake–Rainbow Lake, 3 lakes 11.3 mi · ▲ 3,161 ft
- Pratt Lake & Pratt Lake Trail 11.7 mi · ▲ 3,083 ft
- Little Bandera Mountain–Bandera Mountain Viewpoint, 10 lakes 15 mi · ▲ 4,775 ft
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