Whistler Cutoff Trail
Moderate · Out-and-back · 8 mi round trip · 98 ft gain · 3 h–4 h 15 min
Parking: not reported today
A solid half-day for most hikers. No bikes.
4 mi one way · high point 6,912 ft · time at a steady pace without breaks
Elevation from USGS; 5,198–6,912 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 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 Buckskin Ridge Trailhead · North Cascades / Hwy 20 · 3 other trails start here
Navigate to the trailhead: Google Maps · Apple Maps · coordinates 48.73225, -120.66832
Right now
Weather and road conditions
- This Afternoon: Mostly Sunny, 50°F, wind 10 mph
- Tonight: Partly Cloudy, 37°F, 1% precip, wind 9 mph
- Tuesday: Partly Sunny, 52°F, wind 7 mph
Daylight: Sunrise 7:09 am · sunset 6:31 pm
Air: Good (AQI 8, PM2.5 1.5 µg/m³) at the Winthrop-Chewuch Rd monitor, 45 km away AirNow
Wildfire: Ptarmigan fire, 24 km away, 25,166 acres, 75% contained InciWeb
Snow: 0″ snow at Harts Pass (6,490 ft, 1.5 km away) station
Typical year: normally snow-free now · usually melted out by about Jun 24 · typical peak Apr 27
No reports in the last 3 days.
All conditions and reports at Buckskin Ridge Trailhead
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