Upper Dam Viewpoint–Lower Dam Viewpoint, 3 viewpoints is a 1.1-mile out-and-back in Mud Mountain Dam Recreation Area near Upper Mill, WA. The route passes Upper Dam Viewpoint before reaching Lower Dam Viewpoint at the turnaround, 0.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 189 ft of elevation gain. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi1,161 – 1,342 ft · steepest grade: 20%1.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Rim Trail 47.14879, -121.93386
Nearest town Upper Mill, WA
Directions
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Upper Dam Viewpoint–Lower Dam Viewpoint, 3 viewpoints
1.1 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 28 min
Elevation 1,163–1,343 ft
Out & Back · Mud Mountain Dam Recreation Area
Trailhead: Rim Trail · 47.14879, -121.93386
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:51 AM · sunset 8:38 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Rim Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Vista Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Upper Dam Viewpoint.
- 0.2 miPass Lower Dam Viewpoint.
- 100 ftReach Upper Dam Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Rim Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
9% dirt91% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:51 AMSunset 8:38 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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