Sunrise Rim Viewpoint–Shadow Lake, 4 viewpoints is a 10.7-mile out-and-back near Sunrise, WA. The route passes Shadow Lake, Frozen Lake and Frozen Lake Viewpoint before reaching Sunrise Rim Viewpoint at the turnaround, 5.4 miles in. It climbs 2,929 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi4,298 – 6,805 ft · steepest grade: 26%11.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: C Loop 46.90224, -121.64385
Nearest town Sunrise, WA
Directions
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Sunrise Rim Viewpoint–Shadow Lake, 4 viewpoints
10.7 mi · ▲ 2,929 ft · 5 hr 2 min
Elevation 4,297–6,803 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: C Loop · 46.90224, -121.64385
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 67°F / low 41° · precip 1% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:38 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wonderland Trail, heading N.
- 3 miPass Shadow Lake.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.9 miPass Frozen Lake.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Sourdough Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Frozen Lake Viewpoint.
- 1 miBear right onto Sourdough Ridge Access Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Sunrise Rim Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Sourdough Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 miSharp left onto Wonderland Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading S.
- 2.9 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
98% dirt2% gravel
Weather
ClearTemperature 67°F41°
Precip1%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity51%
Hourly temperature
70°40°
Sunrise 5:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:38 PM
Tue
74°53°
Wed
81°58°
Thu
83°57°
Fri
76°52°
Sat
71°49°
Sun
70°46°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.8 mi in (~163 min). Leave by 5:34 PM for the 8:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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