Scout Pass–Bullion Basin Trail, 4 sights is an 8.9-mile out-and-back in Norse Peak Wilderness near Snoquera, WA. The route reaches Scout Pass. It climbs 2,954 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi4,308 – 6,841 ft · steepest grade: 34%9.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 46.93862, -121.47556
Nearest town Snoquera, WA
Directions
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Scout Pass–Bullion Basin Trail, 4 sights
8.9 mi · ▲ 2,954 ft · 4 hr 27 min
Elevation 4,309–6,840 ft
Out & Back · Norse Peak Wilderness
Trailhead: 46.93862, -121.47556
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 63°F / low 40° · precip 1% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:37 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 450 ftSharp right onto Gold Hill Road East, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Bullion Basin Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Chutes and Ladders, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Bullion Basin Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NE.
- 1.3 miPass Scout Pass.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Norse Peak View Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Norse Peak Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach Scout Pass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Norse Peak View Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading S.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Bullion Basin Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Chutes and Ladders, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Bullion Basin Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Gold Hill Road East, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 450 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.
Trail surface
93% dirt7% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 63°F40°
Precip1%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity74%
Hourly temperature
65°40°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:37 PM
Tue
73°53°
Wed
80°58°
Thu
85°56°
Fri
76°51°
Sat
73°48°
Sun
74°47°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~117 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 8:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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