Crater Ridge Trail
Strenuous · Out-and-back · 12.2 mi round trip · 5,131 ft gain · 5 h 45 min–8 h
Parking: not reported today
OpenStreetMap grades it as alpine terrain with some scrambling. A long, demanding day; experienced hikers in good shape.
6.1 mi one way · high point 7,047 ft · time at a steady pace without breaks
Elevation from USGS; 1,904–7,047 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 Methow Valley (Methow Valley 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 and closures change. Check the official Forest Service site before you go. Official: conditions · roads · fees · permits.
Getting there
Starts at Canyon Creek Trailhead · North Cascades / Hwy 20 · 7 other trails start here
Navigate to the trailhead: Google Maps · Apple Maps · coordinates 48.70649, -120.91848
Right now
Weather and road conditions
- This Afternoon: Mostly Sunny, 66°F, wind 10 mph
- Tonight: Partly Cloudy, 47°F, 2% precip, wind 1 to 7 mph
- Tuesday: Mostly Sunny, 67°F, wind 1 to 6 mph
Daylight: Sunrise 7:10 am · sunset 6:32 pm
Air: Good (AQI 8, PM2.5 1.5 µg/m³) at the Winthrop-Chewuch Rd monitor, 59 km away AirNow
Wildfire: Luna fire, 25 km away, 8,553 acres, 42% contained InciWeb
Snow: 0″ snow at Swamp Creek (3,930 ft, 18 km away) station
Typical year: normally snow-free now · usually melted out by about May 8 · typical peak Mar 20
No reports in the last 3 days.
All conditions and reports at Canyon Creek Trailhead
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