Silver Peak & Silver Peak Trail via Pacific Crest Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back near Rockdale, WA. The route reaches Silver Peak at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It climbs 2,061 ft, with sections as steep as 50% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi3,842 – 5,597 ft · steepest grade: 50%5.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Pacific Crest Trail 47.37316, -121.44687
Nearest town Rockdale, WA
Directions
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Silver Peak & Silver Peak Trail via Pacific Crest Trail
5.7 mi · ▲ 2,061 ft · 2 hr 56 min
Elevation 3,843–5,598 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Pacific Crest Trail · 47.37316, -121.44687
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 63°F / low 43° · precip 1% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:37 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pacific Crest Trail, heading SW.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Silver Peak Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miReach Silver Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading E.
- 1.7 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
100% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 63°F43°
Precip1%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity58%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperature
65°40°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:37 PM
Tue
74°54°
Wed
79°57°
Thu
80°53°
Fri
74°49°
Sat
70°47°
Sun
69°44°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~103 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 8:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Tinkham Tarns via Pacific Crest Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 1,096 ft
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