Queest-alb Glacier–Three Fingers, 5 sights
14 mi · ▲ 4,982 ft · 7 hr 9 min
Queest-alb Glacier–Three Fingers, 5 sights is a 14-mile out-and-back in Boulder River Wilderness near Fortson, WA. The route passes Saddle Lake and Three Fingers before reaching Queest-alb Glacier at the turnaround, 7 miles in. It climbs 4,982 ft, with sections as steep as 41% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 98/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Queest-alb Glacier–Three Fingers, 5 sights
14 mi · ▲ 4,982 ft · 7 hr 9 min
Elevation 3,022–6,829 ft
Out & Back · Boulder River Wilderness
Trailhead: National Forest Development Road 4160 · 48.19365, -121.77154
Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 56°F / low 44° · precip 39% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Three Fingers-Goat Flats-Saddle Lake Trail #641, heading E.
- 2.2 miPass Saddle Lake.
- 4.8 miPass Three Fingers.
- 50 ftReach Queest-alb Glacier, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 7 miArrive 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 3.7 mi in (~144 min). Leave by 5:01 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from National Forest Development Road 4160 Trailhead
- Saddle Lake & Three Fingers-Goat Flats-Saddle Lake Trail #641 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,319 ft
- Forest Road 41–National Forest Development Road 4151, 3 sights 12.9 mi · ▲ 1,311 ft
- Saddle Lake–Forest Road 41, 6 sights 16.1 mi · ▲ 2,869 ft
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