Skyscraper Mountain–Shadow Lake, 5 sights is a 12.5-mile out-and-back near Sunrise, WA. The route passes Shadow Lake and Frozen Lake before reaching Skyscraper Mountain at the turnaround, 6.3 miles in. It climbs 3,751 ft, with sections as steep as 39% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi4,298 – 7,064 ft · steepest grade: 39%12.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: C Loop 46.90224, -121.64385
Nearest town Sunrise, WA
Directions
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Skyscraper Mountain–Shadow Lake, 5 sights
12.5 mi · ▲ 3,751 ft · 6 hr 3 min
Elevation 4,297–7,065 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: C Loop · 46.90224, -121.64385
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 67°F / low 41° · precip 1% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:38 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wonderland Trail, heading N.
- 3 miPass Shadow Lake.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.9 miPass Frozen Lake.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Burroughs Mountain Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Wonderland Trail, heading NW.
- 2 miBear right onto Skyscraper Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miReach Skyscraper Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Wonderland Trail, heading S.
- 2 miContinue straight onto Burroughs Mountain Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Wonderland Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading SW.
- 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
100% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 67°F41°
Precip1%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity51%
Hourly temperature
70°40°
Sunrise 5:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:38 PM
Tue
74°53°
Wed
81°58°
Thu
83°57°
Fri
76°52°
Sat
71°49°
Sun
70°46°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.9 mi in (~170 min). Leave by 5:28 PM for the 8:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from C Loop Trailhead
- Wonderland Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 398 ft
- Wonderland Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,886 ft
- 3rd Burroughs Mountain & Glacier Basin Trail 10.2 mi · ▲ 3,666 ft
- Emmons Vista–Silver Forest Viewpoint Loop, 7 sights 10.4 mi · ▲ 3,244 ft
- Mount Fremont Lookout–Shadow Lake, 4 lakes 10.5 mi · ▲ 3,064 ft
- Sunrise Rim Viewpoint–Shadow Lake, 4 viewpoints 10.7 mi · ▲ 2,929 ft
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