Rattlesnake Mountain - West Peak & Canyon Creek DH via Raging Ridge
4.2 mi · ▲ 1,887 ft · 2 hr 21 min
Rattlesnake Mountain - West Peak & Canyon Creek DH via Raging Ridge is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Raging River State Forest near Kerriston, WA. The route reaches Rattlesnake Mountain - West Peak at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 1,887 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Rattlesnake Mountain - West Peak & Canyon Creek DH via Raging Ridge
4.2 mi · ▲ 1,887 ft · 2 hr 21 min
Elevation 1,273–3,186 ft
Out & Back · Raging River State Forest
Trailhead: Raging Tiger · 47.47746, -121.85393
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 70°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:40 PM
- Start on Rattlesnake Road Southeast, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Canyon Creek DH, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Rattlesnake Road Southeast, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Canyon Creek DH, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Rattlesnake Road Southeast, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Canyon Creek DH, heading SE.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Raging Ridge, heading SE.
- 250 ftReach Rattlesnake Mountain - West Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Canyon Creek DH, heading SE.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Rattlesnake Road Southeast, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Canyon Creek DH, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Rattlesnake Road Southeast, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Canyon Creek DH, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Rattlesnake Road Southeast, heading NW.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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