Snow Dome–Fall into the Wall, 5 sights is a 6.6-mile out-and-back near Denny Creek, WA. The route passes Fall into the Wall, Red Pond and Prospector's Cave before reaching Snow Dome at the turnaround, 3.3 miles in. It climbs 3,510 ft, with sections as steep as 41% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi2,894 – 6,181 ft · steepest grade: 41%6.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.42922, -121.42156
Nearest town Denny Creek, WA
Directions
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Snow Dome–Fall into the Wall, 5 sights
6.6 mi · ▲ 3,510 ft · 3 hr 57 min
Elevation 2,895–6,182 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.42922, -121.42156
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 70°F / low 45° · precip 2% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:37 PM
Transit-accessible: West Summit Shuttle Stop stop 626 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Fall into the Wall.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.9 miPass Red Pond.
- 250 ftBear right onto Guye Peak Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Cave Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miPass Prospector's Cave.
- 300 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 S.
- 100 ftBear right onto Guye Peak Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.5 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
76% dirt24% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 70°F45°
Precip2%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity66%
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:37 PM
Tue
79°57°
Wed
84°60°
Thu
83°56°
Fri
74°50°
Sat
73°48°
Sun
74°47°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.3 mi in (~171 min). Leave by 5:26 PM for the 8:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: West Summit Shuttle Stop stop 626 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Beaver Lake & Divide Lake via Pacific Crest Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 1,235 ft
- Guye Peak North–Guye Peak Middle, 6 summits 4.5 mi · ▲ 2,237 ft
- Cave Ridge–Fall into the Wall, 7 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 2,356 ft
- Beaver Lake & Tubing Park via Pacific Crest Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 1,612 ft
- Fall into the Wall–Commonwealth Basin Trail, 3 sights 6.3 mi · ▲ 1,602 ft
- Red Mountain–Fall into the Wall, 4 summits 6.3 mi · ▲ 2,991 ft
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