View of Blanca Lake–Blanca Lake, 3 sights is a 12.3-mile out-and-back in Wild Sky Wilderness near Monte Cristo, WA. The route passes View of Blanca Lake before reaching Blanca Lake at the turnaround, 6.1 miles in. It climbs 4,196 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 92/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,860 – 4,672 ft · steepest grade: 32%12.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Quartz Creek Trailhead 47.92669, -121.27725
Nearest town Monte Cristo, WA · Official trailhead info (fs.usda.gov)
Directions
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View of Blanca Lake–Blanca Lake, 3 sights
12.3 mi · ▲ 4,196 ft · 6 hr 12 min
Elevation 1,861–4,673 ft
Out & Back · Wild Sky Wilderness
Trailhead: Quartz Creek Trailhead · 47.92669, -121.27725
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 61°F / low 47° · precip 42% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 7:42 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Forest Road 63, heading W.
- 2.4 miTurn right onto Blanca Lake Trailhead Road, heading N.
- 3.8 miPass Blanca Lake.
- 400 ftReach View of Blanca Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.8 miTurn left onto Forest Road 63, heading E.
- 2.2 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
91% dirt9% gravel
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 61°F47°
Precip42%Wind2 mphUV5Humidity63%
Rained 0.2″ yesterday
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45°
Sunrise 6:28 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:42 PM
Sun
65°47°
21%
Mon
66°45°
16%
Tue
71°47°
Wed
76°51°
Thu
66°53°
Fri
62°46°
28%
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Quartz Creek Trailhead Trailhead
- Forest Road 63 4.8 mi · ▲ 798 ft
- North Fork Skykomish Trail & Pass Creek Trail 13 mi · ▲ 2,355 ft
- Benchmark Mountain Trail–North Fork Skykomish Trail, 3 sights 13.5 mi · ▲ 3,935 ft
- Curry Gap & Quartz Creek Trail 16 mi · ▲ 3,126 ft
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