Table Mountain–West Table Mountain Viewpoint, 7 sights is a 14.7-mile out-and-back in Table Mountain Natural Resources Conservation Area near Fort Rains, WA. The route passes Gillette Lake, Greenleaf Pond and West Table Mountain Viewpoint before reaching Table Mountain at the turnaround, 7.3 miles in. It climbs 3,994 ft, with sections as steep as 41% grade. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi105 – 3,416 ft · steepest grade: 41%15.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Tamanous Trail #27 45.64999, -121.93377
Nearest town Fort Rains, WA
Directions
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Table Mountain–West Table Mountain Viewpoint, 7 sights
14.7 mi · ▲ 3,994 ft · 6 hr 54 min
Elevation 105–3,417 ft
Out & Back · Table Mountain Natural Resources Conservation Area
Trailhead: Tamanous Trail #27 · 45.64999, -121.93377
Weather Sep 6: Drizzle, high 65°F / low 57° · precip 59% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:38 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Tamanous Trail #27, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NW.
- 1.7 miPass Gillette Lake.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miPass Greenleaf Pond.
- 3.4 miBear right onto West Table Mountain Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miPass West Table Mountain Viewpoint.
- 0.4 miReach Table Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SE.
- 6 miTurn right onto Tamanous Trail #27, heading SE.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
58% dirt42% unspecified
Weather
DrizzleTemperature 65°F57°
Precip59%Wind2 mphUV2Humidity60%
Rained 0.3″ 3 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:38 PM
Mon
71°55°
Tue
85°52°
Wed
91°58°
Thu
83°60°
Fri
71°51°
Sat
84°49°
18%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.2 mi in (~270 min). Leave by 2:48 PM for the 7:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Tamanous Trail #27 Trailhead
- Gillette Lake & Tamanous Trail #27 via Pacific Crest Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 633 ft
- Kidney Lake–Gillette Lake, 5 lakes 6.3 mi · ▲ 1,113 ft
- Aldrich Butte–Greenleaf Pond, 7 sights 11.3 mi · ▲ 2,065 ft
- Cedar Falls–Greenleaf Pond, 7 sights 11.5 mi · ▲ 2,030 ft
- Greenleaf Pond–Gillette Lake, 7 sights 12.4 mi · ▲ 2,338 ft
- Table Mountain Viewpoint–Greenleaf Pond, 8 sights 14.8 mi · ▲ 4,358 ft
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