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Columbia Falls Natural Area Preserve

Quiver Point & Quiver Point Trail via Archer Mountain Trail

7.9 mi · ▲ 1,512 ft · 3 hr 23 min

Quiver Point & Quiver Point Trail via Archer Mountain Trail is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in Columbia Falls Natural Area Preserve near Saint Cloud, WA. The route reaches Quiver Point at the turnaround, 3.9 miles in. It climbs 1,512 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,575 – 2,179 ft · steepest grade: 19%8.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.63489, -122.12497
Nearest town Saint Cloud, WA
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Quiver Point & Quiver Point Trail via Archer Mountain Trail

7.9 mi · ▲ 1,512 ft · 3 hr 23 min

Elevation 1,577–2,180 ft

Out & Back · Columbia Falls Natural Area Preserve

Trailhead: 45.63489, -122.12497

Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 60°F / low 49° · precip 60% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  3. 1.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
  4. 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  5. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  6. 1.2 miTurn right onto Archer Mountain Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miSharp left onto Quiver Point Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
  9. 500 ftReach Quiver Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.5 miSharp right onto Archer Mountain Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 1.2 miBear right, heading N.
  13. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  14. 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
  15. 1.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
  16. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/quiver-point-quiver-point-trail-out-back-13-km

Trail surface

50% dirt8% gravel42% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 60°F49°
Precip60%Wind1 mphUV6Humidity94%
Rained 0.5″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45° 12 AM: 7% rain1 AM: 7% rain2 AM: 10% rain3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 11% rain5 AM: 17% rain6 AM: 29% rain7 AM: 34% rain8 AM: 29% rain9 AM: 33% rain10 AM: 32% rain11 AM: 19% rain12 PM: 16% rain1 PM: 16% rain2 PM: 23% rain3 PM: 33% rain4 PM: 60% rain5 PM: 54% rain6 PM: 33% rain7 PM: 20% rain8 PM: 11% rain9 PM: 6% rain10 PM: 11% rain11 PM: 8% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Sat 64°49° 28%
Sun 64°50° 36%
Mon 67°45° 32%
Tue 75°48°
Wed 86°52°
Thu 75°55°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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