Pyramid Peak & Pyramid Peak Trail via Pacific Crest Trail is a 15.9-mile out-and-back near Cougar Valley, WA. The route reaches Pyramid Peak at the turnaround, 7.9 miles in. It climbs 3,657 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi3,629 – 5,709 ft · steepest grade: 34%16.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.08839, -121.32976
Nearest town Cougar Valley, WA
Directions
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Pyramid Peak & Pyramid Peak Trail via Pacific Crest Trail
15.9 mi · ▲ 3,657 ft · 7 hr 8 min
Elevation 3,628–5,710 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.08839, -121.32976
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 67°F / low 43° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:37 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Naches Pass Trail, heading W.
- 3.8 miContinue straight onto Naches Trail, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading N.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Pyramid Peak Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miReach Pyramid Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Naches Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Naches Pass Trail, heading SE.
- 3.8 miSharp left, heading E.
- 1.1 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
25% dirt75% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 67°F43°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity72%
Hourly temperature
70°40°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:37 PM
Tue
74°51°
Wed
81°56°
Thu
83°54°
Fri
74°49°
Sat
71°47°
Sun
74°46°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.2 mi in (~176 min). Leave by 5:21 PM for the 8:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Naches Pass Trail 5 mi · ▲ 873 ft
- Naches Pass 10.4 mi · ▲ 2,310 ft
- Naches Pass Trail 10.8 mi · ▲ 2,308 ft
- Pacific Crest Trail 14.7 mi · ▲ 2,913 ft
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