Bluff Lake Trail
Strenuous · Out-and-back · 12.8 mi round trip · 3,569 ft gain · 5 h 15 min–7 h 15 min
Parking: not reported today
A long, demanding day; experienced hikers in good shape. No bikes.
6.4 mi one way · high point 6,296 ft · time at a steady pace without breaks
Elevation from USGS; 2,857–6,296 ft. Open the map.
No hiker reports in the last 3 days. Be the first to report here
What you need
No bikes Fee or pass required dogs, accessibility: not recorded yet
Toilets and trash not confirmed here. Pack out what you pack in.
In Mount St. Helens and the Gifford Pinchot 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 and closures change. Check the official Forest Service site before you go. Official: conditions · roads · fees · permits.
Getting there
Starts at Bluff Lake Trailhead · Mount Rainier
Navigate to the trailhead: Google Maps · Apple Maps · coordinates 46.65362, -121.57007
Right now
Weather and road conditions
- Today: Mostly Sunny, 69°F, wind 1 to 5 mph
- Tonight: Partly Cloudy, 49°F, wind 3 mph
- Tuesday: Sunny, 71°F, wind 2 mph
Daylight: Sunrise 7:11 am · sunset 6:37 pm
Air: Good (AQI 19, PM2.5 3.4 µg/m³) at the Cle Elum monitor, 76 km away AirNow
Wildfire: Carlton Pass fire, 15 km away InciWeb
Snow: 0″ snow at White Pass E.S. (4,440 ft, 14.5 km away) station
Typical year: normally snow-free now · usually melted out by about Jun 1 · typical peak Apr 5
No reports in the last 3 days.
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