Pyramid Peak & Pyramid Peak Trail via Pacific Crest Trail is a 7.1-mile out-and-back near Cougar Valley, WA. The route reaches Pyramid Peak at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It climbs 1,413 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi4,751 – 5,709 ft · steepest grade: 33%7.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.08416, -121.40386
Nearest town Cougar Valley, WA
Directions
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Pyramid Peak & Pyramid Peak Trail via Pacific Crest Trail
7.1 mi · ▲ 1,413 ft · 3 hr 4 min
Elevation 4,751–5,710 ft
Out & Back
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
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NW.
- 2.2 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 S.
- 2.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.7 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 51°F37°
Feels like39°Precip52%Wind3 mphUV5Humidity72%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°35°
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 1.7 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Forest Road 1914-789–NF-684, 3 sights 10.2 mi · ▲ 1,362 ft
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