Columbia Falls Natural Area Preserve
Scott Point via Archer Mountain Trail
6.8 mi · ▲ 1,384 ft · 2 hr 58 min
Scott Point via Archer Mountain Trail is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Columbia Falls Natural Area Preserve near Saint Cloud, WA. The route reaches Scott Point at the turnaround, 3.4 miles in. It climbs 1,384 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Scott Point via Archer Mountain Trail
6.8 mi · ▲ 1,384 ft · 2 hr 58 min
Elevation 1,518–2,180 ft
Out & Back · Columbia Falls Natural Area Preserve
Trailhead: 45.63204, -122.13029
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 1.5 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Archer Mountain Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 200 ftReach Scott Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
- 1.4 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 0.3 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 7:13 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Archer Falls 4.8 mi · ▲ 982 ft
- Cedar Swamp Road & Mars Landing Road 12.5 mi · ▲ 2,589 ft
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