Columbia Falls Natural Area Preserve
Quiver Point & Quiver Point Trail via Archer Mountain Trail
6.1 mi · ▲ 1,424 ft · 2 hr 45 min
Quiver Point & Quiver Point Trail via Archer Mountain Trail is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Columbia Falls Natural Area Preserve near Saint Cloud, WA. The route reaches Quiver Point at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It climbs 1,424 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Quiver Point & Quiver Point Trail via Archer Mountain Trail
6.1 mi · ▲ 1,424 ft · 2 hr 45 min
Elevation 1,577–2,235 ft
Out & Back · Columbia Falls Natural Area Preserve
Trailhead: 45.62815, -122.12643
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 1.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Archer Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Quiver Point Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
- 450 ftReach Quiver Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Archer Mountain Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM — 14 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Indian Mary Falls 2.8 mi · ▲ 744 ft
- Archer Falls 3.1 mi · ▲ 851 ft
- Archer Mountain Trail 5 mi · ▲ 1,150 ft
- Scott Point via Archer Mountain Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 1,254 ft
- Archer Mountain & Quiver Point via Archer Mountain Trail 6 mi · ▲ 1,512 ft
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