Silver Star Mountain–Silver Star Viewpoint, 5 sights
4 mi · ▲ 1,354 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Silver Star Mountain–Silver Star Viewpoint, 5 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back near Dole, WA. The route passes Silver Star Viewpoint before reaching Silver Star Mountain at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 1,354 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Silver Star Mountain–Silver Star Viewpoint, 5 sights
4 mi · ▲ 1,354 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Elevation 3,118–4,375 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Old Silver Star Trail · 45.77241, -122.24444
Weather Sep 4: Snow, high 55°F / low 44° · precip 58% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Silver Star Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miPass Silver Star Viewpoint.
- 50 ftBear right onto Ed's Trail, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Silver Star Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Ed's Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left onto Bluff Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Silver Star Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Silver Star Summit Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach Silver Star Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Silver Star Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Bluff Mountain Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear right onto Ed's Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Silver Star Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Ed's Trail, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear left onto Silver Star Trail, heading N.
- 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 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM — 15 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Old Silver Star Trail Trailhead
- Silver Star Viewpoint & Old Silver Star Trail 0.9 mi · ▲ 403 ft
- Ed's Trail Arch–Silver Star Viewpoint, 3 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 1,135 ft
- Sturgeon Rock–Silver Star Viewpoint, 4 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 1,543 ft
- Pyramid Rock–Silver Star Viewpoint, 5 sights 6.6 mi · ▲ 2,018 ft
- Larch Mountain–Silver Star Viewpoint, 6 sights 12.3 mi · ▲ 4,029 ft
- Star Creek Falls–Silver Star Viewpoint, 4 sights 13.3 mi · ▲ 4,988 ft
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