View of Blanca Lake–Blanca Lake, 3 sights is an 11.7-mile out-and-back in Wild Sky Wilderness near Galena, WA. The route passes View of Blanca Lake before reaching Blanca Lake at the turnaround, 5.8 miles in. It climbs 3,786 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,601 – 4,672 ft · steepest grade: 29%11.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.88903, -121.33358
Nearest town Galena, WA
Directions
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View of Blanca Lake–Blanca Lake, 3 sights
11.7 mi · ▲ 3,786 ft · 5 hr 48 min
Elevation 1,601–4,673 ft
Out & Back · Wild Sky Wilderness
Trailhead: 47.88903, -121.33358
Weather Sep 5: Rain, high 67°F / low 51° · precip 48% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:40 PM
- Start on Forest Road 63, heading NE.
- 2 miBear left onto Blanca Lake Trailhead Road, heading N.
- 3.8 miPass Blanca Lake.
- 300 ftReach View of Blanca Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.8 miBear right onto Forest Road 63, heading S.
- 1.9 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
64% dirt34% gravel2% unspecified
Weather
RainTemperature 67°F51°
Precip48%Wind3 mphUV5Humidity55%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (0.2″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°50°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:40 PM
Sun
69°51°
19%
Mon
68°48°
18%
Tue
75°49°
Wed
79°54°
Thu
67°53°
Fri
66°48°
28%
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- Forest Road 63 4.2 mi · ▲ 345 ft
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