Sunrise Rim Viewpoint–Sunrise Lake, 4 sights is a 5.5-mile out-and-back near Sunrise, WA. The route passes Sunrise Lake before reaching Sunrise Rim Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It climbs 1,180 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,126 – 6,811 ft · steepest grade: 27%5.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Sourdough Ridge Trailhead 46.91732, -121.58936
Nearest town Sunrise, WA
Directions
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Sunrise Rim Viewpoint–Sunrise Lake, 4 sights
5.5 mi · ▲ 1,180 ft · 2 hr 25 min
Elevation 6,125–6,810 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Sourdough Ridge Trailhead · 46.91732, -121.58936
Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 59°F / low 36° · precip 1% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:37 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Sourdough Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Sunrise Lake.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Dege Peak Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sourdough Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Sourdough Ridge Access Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Sunrise Rim Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Sourdough Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Dege Peak Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sourdough Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 1 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
83% dirt3% gravel14% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 59°F36°
Precip1%Wind1 mphUV8Humidity51%
Hourly temperature
60°35°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:37 PM
Tue
67°46°
Wed
74°52°
Thu
77°51°
Fri
70°46°
Sat
65°43°
Sun
64°40°
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Brown Peak–Sunrise Point, 8 lakes 7.1 mi · ▲ 1,940 ft
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