Snow Dome–Prospector's Cave, 5 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Denny Creek, WA. The route passes Red Pond and Prospector's Cave before reaching Snow Dome at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 3,385 ft, with sections as steep as 49% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi3,081 – 6,181 ft · steepest grade: 49%4.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.44512, -121.42650
Nearest town Denny Creek, WA
Directions
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Snow Dome–Prospector's Cave, 5 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 3,385 ft · 3 hr 12 min
Elevation 3,081–6,182 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.44512, -121.42650
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Transit-accessible: Alpental Shuttle Stop stop 18 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Snoqualmie Mountain Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Guye Peak Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miPass Red Pond.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Cave Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miPass Prospector's Cave.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.5 miReach Snow Dome, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading SW.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Guye Peak Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Snoqualmie Mountain Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
82% dirt4% gravel2% boardwalk12% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:51 AMSunset 7:09 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~143 min). Leave by 4:27 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Alpental Shuttle Stop stop 18 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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