Table Mountain Natural Resources Conservation Area
Table Mountain–West Table Mountain Viewpoint, 8 sights
9.3 mi · ▲ 3,717 ft · 4 hr 58 min
Table Mountain–West Table Mountain Viewpoint, 8 sights is a 9.3-mile out-and-back in Table Mountain Natural Resources Conservation Area near Moffetts Hot Springs, WA. The route passes West Table Mountain Viewpoint, Table Mountain and North Table Mountain Viewpoint. It climbs 3,717 ft, with sections as steep as 54% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Table Mountain–West Table Mountain Viewpoint, 8 sights
9.3 mi · ▲ 3,717 ft · 4 hr 58 min
Elevation 89–3,417 ft
Out & Back · Table Mountain Natural Resources Conservation Area
Trailhead: 45.65504, -121.96119
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:42 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left onto Carpenter Meadow Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Aldrich Butte Trail, heading NW.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Aldrich-PCT Bypass Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading N.
- 1.2 miBear right onto West Table Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miPass West Table Mountain Viewpoint.
- 0.4 miPass Table Mountain.
- 50 ftPass North Table Mountain Viewpoint.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Table Mountain Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto North Table Mountain Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miReach Table Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Table Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto West Table Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SE.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Aldrich-PCT Bypass Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Aldrich Butte Trail, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Carpenter Meadow Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.6 mi in (~177 min). Leave by 4:25 PM for the 7:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Aldrich-PCT Bypass Trail & Carpenter Meadow Trail via Pacific Crest Trail 4 mi · ▲ 1,299 ft
- Aldrich Butte Cutoff Trail–Aldrich Butte Trail, 4 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 1,185 ft
- Greenleaf Slough & Carpenter Meadow Trail via Aldrich Butte Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 1,035 ft
- Cedar Falls–Aldrich-PCT Bypass Trail, 5 sights 6.6 mi · ▲ 2,414 ft
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