Basalt Ridge Viewpoint Trail
Hard · Out-and-back · 7.8 mi round trip · 2,367 ft gain · 3 h 15 min–4 h 30 min
Parking: not reported today
A full day with sustained climbing; bring plenty of water.
3.9 mi one way · high point 4,824 ft · time at a steady pace without breaks
Elevation from USGS; 2,457–4,824 ft. Open the map.
No hiker reports in the last 3 days. Be the first to report here
What you need
Fee or pass required Toilets (vault) dogs, accessibility, bikes: not recorded yet
Toilets and trash not confirmed here. Pack out what you pack in.
In Enchantments and Leavenworth (Wenatchee River Ranger District, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest). Entrance fee Northwest Forest Pass, $5 per day or $30 per year or an America the Beautiful pass. Day hikes need no permit; overnight stays need a wilderness permit. Rules, passes, permits and closures change. Check the official Forest Service site before you go. Official: conditions · roads · fees · permits.
Getting there
Starts at Basalt Ridge Trailhead · Central Washington · 2 other trails start here
Navigate to the trailhead: Google Maps · Apple Maps · coordinates 47.95100, -120.76871
Right now
Weather and road conditions
- This Afternoon: Partly Sunny, 71°F, wind 7 mph
- Tonight: Partly Cloudy, 44°F, wind 7 mph
- Tuesday: Sunny, 73°F, wind 1 to 5 mph
Daylight: Sunrise 7:09 am · sunset 6:32 pm
Air: Good (AQI 7, PM2.5 1.2 µg/m³) at the Leavenworth-Evans St monitor, 40 km away AirNow
Wildfire: Little Giant fire, 9 km away, 172,904 acres, 93% contained InciWeb
Snow: 1″ snow at Trinity (2,890 ft, 15 km away) station
Typical year: usually melted out by about May 13 · typical peak Mar 19
No reports in the last 3 days.
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