Rattlesnake Mountain Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 1,177 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Rattlesnake Mountain Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Raging River State Forest near Upper Preston, WA. It climbs 1,177 ft, with sections as steep as 36% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Rattlesnake Mountain Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 1,177 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Elevation 1,079–1,832 ft
Out & Back · Raging River State Forest
Trailhead: 47.50537, -121.86642
Weather Aug 4: Partly cloudy, high 78°F / low 53° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:39 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right onto Rattlesnake Mountain Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 1 miBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 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 0.2 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 8:07 PM for the 8:39 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:58 PM — 16 min before dark.
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
- 9.4 mi · out & back · via Rattlesnake Mountain Trail
- 10.1 mi · out & back · via Rattlesnake Mountain Trail
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