Pyramid Peak & Pyramid Peak Trail via Pacific Crest Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Cougar Valley, WA. The route reaches Pyramid Peak at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 957 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi4,967 – 5,709 ft · steepest grade: 33%3.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Pyramid Peak Trailhead 47.11575, -121.40661
Nearest town Cougar Valley, WA
Directions
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Pyramid Peak & Pyramid Peak Trail via Pacific Crest Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 957 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Elevation 4,968–5,710 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Pyramid Peak Trailhead · 47.11575, -121.40661
Weather Sep 4: Snow, high 49°F / low 36° · precip 50% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:42 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Pyramid Peak Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miReach Pyramid Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
- 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 surface
100% dirt
Weather
SnowTemperature 49°F36°
Feels like36°Precip50%Wind4 mphUV4Humidity72%
Rained 0.2″ yesterday (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
50°35°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:42 PM
Sat
48°36°
38%
Sun
54°38°
34%
Mon
56°36°
18%
Tue
67°37°
Wed
73°44°
Thu
63°46°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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