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Sunrise Point–Palisades Lake Viewpoint, 5 lakes

3 mi · ▲ 751 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Sunrise Point–Palisades Lake Viewpoint, 5 lakes is a 3-mile out-and-back near Sunrise, WA. The route passes Sunrise Point, Palisades Lake Viewpoint, Sunrise Lake and Sunrise Lake before reaching Clover Lake at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 751 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi5,611 – 6,135 ft · steepest grade: 23%3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Palisades Lakes Trailhead 46.91762, -121.58783
Nearest town Sunrise, WA
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Sunrise Point–Palisades Lake Viewpoint, 5 lakes

3 mi · ▲ 751 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Elevation 5,609–6,135 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Palisades Lakes Trailhead · 46.91762, -121.58783

Weather Aug 4: Fog, high 59°F / low 36° · precip 1% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:37 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Palisades Lake Trail, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass Sunrise Point.
  3. 50 ftPass Palisades Lake Viewpoint.
  4. 50 ftPass Sunrise Lake.
  5. 0.5 miPass Sunrise Lake.
  6. 1 miPass Clover Lake.
  7. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  8. 300 ftReach Sunrise Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/sunrise-point-out-back

Trail surface

96% dirt4% 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°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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