Snow Dome–Prospector's Cave, 5 sights is a 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, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 3,477 ft, with sections as steep as 50% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi3,045 – 6,181 ft · steepest grade: 50%5.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.44200, -121.42274
Nearest town Denny Creek, WA
Directions
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Snow Dome–Prospector's Cave, 5 sights
5 mi · ▲ 3,477 ft · 3 hr 24 min
Elevation 3,045–6,182 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.44200, -121.42274
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 78°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:37 PM
Transit-accessible: Alpental Shuttle Stop stop 450 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Snoqualmie Mountain Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Guye Peak Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miPass Red Pond.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Cave Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miPass Prospector's Cave.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 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.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Guye Peak Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Snoqualmie Mountain Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftSharp left, 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
74% dirt13% gravel2% boardwalk11% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 78°F56°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity53%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:37 PM
Wed
84°59°
Thu
83°56°
Fri
77°52°
Sat
73°50°
Sun
72°46°
Mon
75°47°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~153 min). Leave by 5:44 PM for the 8:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Alpental Shuttle Stop stop 450 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Snoqualmie Mountain Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 1,238 ft
- Prospector's Cave–Red Pond, 4 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 2,293 ft
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