Thornton Lakes Trail
Moderate · Loop · 4.5 mi loop · 2,911 ft gain · 2 h 30 min–3 h 30 min
Parking: not reported today
A solid half-day for most hikers. No bikes.
high point 4,989 ft · dirt · time at a steady pace without breaks
Elevation from USGS; 2,510–4,989 ft. Open the map.
No hiker reports in the last 3 days. Be the first to report here
What you need
No bikes dogs, accessibility: not recorded yet
Toilets and trash not confirmed here. Pack out what you pack in.
In North Cascades National Park Complex. Day hikes need no permit; overnight stays need a wilderness permit. Rules, fees and closures change. Check the official park site before you go. Official: conditions · roads · fees · permits.
Getting there
Starts at Thornton Lakes Trailhead · North Cascades / Hwy 20
Navigate to the trailhead: Google Maps · Apple Maps · coordinates 48.65336, -121.32550
Right now
Weather and road conditions
- Today: Mostly Sunny, 60°F, 3% precip, wind 6 to 9 mph
- Tonight: Partly Cloudy, 49°F, 6% precip, wind 3 to 7 mph
- Tuesday: Mostly Sunny, 61°F, 1% precip, wind 1 to 6 mph
Daylight: Sunset 6:36 pm · 4 h 19 min of daylight left
Air: Good (AQI 17, PM2.5 3 µg/m³) at the Darrington-Fir St monitor, 50 km away AirNow
Wildfire: Electric fire, 8 km away, 495 acres, 90% contained InciWeb
Snow: 0″ snow at Easy Pass (5,280 ft, 24.4 km away) station
Typical year: normally snow-free now · usually melted out by about Jul 16 · typical peak Apr 27
No reports in the last 3 days.
All conditions and reports at Thornton Lakes Trailhead
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