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Raging River State Forest

Stan's Overlook via Rattlesnake Mountain Trail

4 mi · ▲ 965 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Stan's Overlook via Rattlesnake Mountain Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Raging River State Forest near Upper Preston, WA. The route reaches Stan's Overlook at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 965 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,362 – 2,123 ft · steepest grade: 35%4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.50537, -121.86642
Nearest town Upper Preston, WA
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Stan's Overlook via Rattlesnake Mountain Trail

4 mi · ▲ 965 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Elevation 1,363–2,123 ft

Out & Back · Raging River State Forest

Trailhead: 47.50537, -121.86642

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 70°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:40 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  5. 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right onto Rattlesnake Mountain Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.6 miTurn right onto Upward Mobility, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftSharp left onto Crossover Connection - Stan's Overlook, heading SE.
  9. 150 ftReach Stan's Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 150 ftSharp right onto Upward Mobility, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Rattlesnake Mountain Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 0.8 miBear left, heading W.
  15. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  16. 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
  17. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/stans-overlook-out-back-6-km-388f

Trail surface

89% dirt11% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 70°F47°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity65%
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:40 PM
Tue 79°55°
Wed 86°59°
Thu 87°56°
Fri 80°50°
Sat 78°50°
Sun 79°50°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 8:09 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:59 PM — 16 min before dark.

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