Wright Mountain–Snow Lake, 9 sights is a 15.1-mile out-and-back near Denny Creek, WA. The route passes Red Pond, Snow Lake, Snow Lake Viewpoint and Gem Lake before reaching Wright Mountain at the turnaround, 7.6 miles in. It climbs 6,206 ft, with sections as steep as 50% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi3,032 – 5,407 ft · steepest grade: 50%15.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.42925, -121.41339
Nearest town Denny Creek, WA
Directions
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Wright Mountain–Snow Lake, 9 sights
15.1 mi · ▲ 6,206 ft · 8 hr 8 min
Elevation 3,033–5,406 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.42925, -121.41339
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:37 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: FlixBus Snoqualmie Pass stop 506 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 200 ftBear left onto Old Commonwealth Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 1 miPass Red Pond.
- 50 ftBear right onto Guye Peak Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Snoqualmie Mountain Trail, heading W.
- 2.2 miSharp right onto Snow Lake Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miPass Snow Lake.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Snow Lake Viewpoint.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto High Lakes Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miPass Gem Lake.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Wright Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miReach Wright Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto High Lakes Trail, heading NE.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Snow Lake Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 3.4 miTurn right onto Guye Peak Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Old Commonwealth Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
96% dirt4% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:37 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.6 mi in (~296 min). Leave by 3:21 PM for the 8:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 12:49 AM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: FlixBus Snoqualmie Pass stop 506 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Guye Peak Viewpoint & Red Pond via Old Commonwealth Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 1,626 ft
- Fall into the Wall via Old Commonwealth Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 1,269 ft
- Cave Ridge–Prospector's Cave, 6 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 2,223 ft
- Prospector's Cave–Red Pond, 3 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 2,195 ft
- Red Pond & Old Commonwealth Trail via Commonwealth Basin Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,805 ft
- Red Mountain–Red Pond, 4 sights 5.8 mi · ▲ 2,860 ft
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