Yakima Park Viewpoint–Frozen Lake Viewpoint, 5 viewpoints is a 7.5-mile out-and-back near Sunrise, WA. The route passes Sunrise Lake, Frozen Lake Viewpoint and Frozen Lake before reaching Yakima Park Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.8 miles in. It climbs 1,254 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi6,126 – 6,811 ft · steepest grade: 24%7.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Sourdough Ridge Trailhead 46.91732, -121.58936
Nearest town Sunrise, WA
Directions
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Yakima Park Viewpoint–Frozen Lake Viewpoint, 5 viewpoints
7.5 mi · ▲ 1,254 ft · 3 hr 8 min
Elevation 6,125–6,810 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Sourdough Ridge Trailhead · 46.91732, -121.58936
Weather Aug 4: Fog, high 59°F / low 36° · precip 1% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:37 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Sourdough Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Sunrise Lake.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Dege Peak Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sourdough Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 2.6 miPass Frozen Lake Viewpoint.
- 50 ftPass Frozen Lake.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftReach Yakima Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.6 miContinue straight onto Dege Peak Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sourdough Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 1.1 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
FogTemperature 59°F36°
Precip1%Wind1 mphUV8Humidity51%
Hourly temperature
60°35°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:37 PM
Tue
67°46°
Wed
74°52°
Thu
77°51°
Fri
70°46°
Sat
65°43°
Sun
64°40°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.7 mi in (~121 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 8:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Sourdough Ridge Trailhead Trailhead
- Sunrise Point–Palisades Lake Viewpoint, 5 lakes 3 mi · ▲ 751 ft
- Clover Lake–Dick's Lake, 3 lakes 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,156 ft
- Hidden Lake–Clover Lake, 4 lakes 5.2 mi · ▲ 1,382 ft
- Sunrise Rim Viewpoint–Sunrise Lake, 4 sights 5.5 mi · ▲ 1,180 ft
- Brown Peak–Sunrise Point, 8 lakes 7.1 mi · ▲ 1,940 ft
- Mount Fremont Lookout–Frozen Lake Viewpoint, 6 sights 10.5 mi · ▲ 1,836 ft
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