Snow Dome–Prospector's Cave, 4 sights is a 6.7-mile out-and-back near Denny Creek, WA. The route passes Red Pond and Prospector's Cave before reaching Snow Dome at the turnaround, 3.4 miles in. It climbs 3,432 ft, with sections as steep as 44% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi2,966 – 6,181 ft · steepest grade: 44%7.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Pacific Crest Trail 47.42577, -121.41585
Nearest town Denny Creek, WA
Directions
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Snow Dome–Prospector's Cave, 4 sights
6.7 mi · ▲ 3,432 ft · 3 hr 57 min
Elevation 2,967–6,182 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Pacific Crest Trail · 47.42577, -121.41585
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 70°F / low 45° · precip 2% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:38 PM
Transit-accessible: FlixBus Snoqualmie Pass stop 90 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pacific Crest Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Tral Access, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear left onto Old Commonwealth Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.9 miPass Red Pond.
- 100 ftBear right onto Guye Peak Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Cave Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miPass Prospector's Cave.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 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.
- 50 ftBear right onto Guye Peak Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Old Commonwealth Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Tral Access, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 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
99% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 70°F45°
Precip2%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity66%
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:38 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 5:27 PM for the 8:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: FlixBus Snoqualmie Pass stop 90 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Pacific Crest Trail Trailhead
- Lodge Lake via Pacific Crest Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 842 ft
- Commonwealth Basin Trail & Old Commonwealth Trail via Pacific Crest Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 947 ft
- Red Pond & Cave Ridge Trail via Pacific Crest Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 1,650 ft
- Guye Peak North–Guye Peak Middle, 5 summits 4.6 mi · ▲ 2,159 ft
- Surveyors Lake–Beaver Lake, 3 lakes 5.7 mi · ▲ 1,542 ft
- Beaver Lake–Divide Lake, 5 lakes 9.3 mi · ▲ 2,527 ft
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