Wild Sky Wilderness

Wing Peak & Gunn Peak Trail

4 mi · ▲ 3,810 ft · 3 hr 14 min

Wing Peak & Gunn Peak Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Wild Sky Wilderness near Baring, WA. The route reaches Wing Peak at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 3,810 ft, with sections as steep as 72% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,215 – 5,745 ft · steepest grade: 72%4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Gunn Peak Trail 47.79394, -121.46234
Nearest town Baring, WA

Directions

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Wing Peak & Gunn Peak Trail

4 mi · ▲ 3,810 ft · 3 hr 14 min

Elevation 2,214–5,744 ft

Out & Back · Wild Sky Wilderness

Trailhead: Gunn Peak Trail · 47.79394, -121.46234

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:10 PM

  1. Start on Gunn Peak Trail, heading NE.
  2. 1.6 miBear right, heading E.
  3. 0.4 miReach Wing Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 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

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:51 AMSunset 7:10 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~153 min). Leave by 4:17 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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