Rattlesnake Mountain Trail
9.4 mi · ▲ 2,470 ft · 4 hr 22 min
Rattlesnake Mountain Trail is a 9.4-mile out-and-back in Raging River State Forest near Harman Heights, WA. It climbs 2,470 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Rattlesnake Mountain Trail
9.4 mi · ▲ 2,470 ft · 4 hr 22 min
Elevation 900–3,110 ft
Out & Back · Raging River State Forest
Trailhead: 47.46560, -121.81490
Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 63°F / low 45° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:40 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Rattlesnake Mountain Trail, heading N.
- 3.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear left onto Coal Train, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 400 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Rattlesnake Mountain Trail, heading E.
- 3.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive 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 4.2 mi in (~109 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 5 mi · out & back · via Rattlesnake Mountain Trail
- 5.1 mi · out & back · via Rattlesnake Mountain Trail
- 5.8 mi · out & back · via Rattlesnake Mountain Trail
- 6 mi · out & back · via Rattlesnake Mountain Trail
- 10.1 mi · out & back · via Rattlesnake Mountain Trail
- 8.5 mi · out & back · via Rattlesnake Mountain Trail
More from this trailhead
- Grand Prospect–Return Policy Viewpoint, 3 viewpoints 2.1 mi · ▲ 434 ft
- Windy Landing via Rattlesnake Mountain Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 486 ft
- Rattlesnake Mountain - West Peak & Grand Prospect via Raging Ridge 2.2 mi · ▲ 402 ft
- Rattlesnake Mountain - East Peak via Rattlesnake Mountain Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 582 ft
- Invictus Loop via Raging Ridge 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,289 ft
- No Service Loop via Raging Ridge 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,294 ft
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