Sheep Lake and Sourdough Gap
Easy · Out-and-back · 4.4 mi round trip · 431 ft gain · 1 h 30 min–2 h
Parking: not reported today
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brewbooks from near Seattle, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0Good for families, first hikes and short outings.
2.2 mi one way · high point 5,746 ft · time at a steady pace without breaks
Elevation from USGS; 5,310–5,746 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 White Pass, Chinook Pass and the Naches side (Naches 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 Chinook Pass Overlook Trailhead · Mount Rainier · 1 other trail starts here
Navigate to the trailhead: Google Maps · Apple Maps · coordinates 46.87538, -121.51794
Right now
Weather and road conditions
- Tonight: Mostly Clear, 41°F, wind 6 mph
- Tuesday: Sunny, 60°F, wind 2 to 6 mph
- Tuesday Night: Mostly Clear, 46°F, wind 2 to 7 mph
Daylight: Sunrise 7:11 am · sunset 6:36 pm
Air: Good (AQI 18, PM2.5 3.2 µg/m³) at the Cle Elum monitor, 56 km away AirNow
Wildfire: Carlton Pass fire, 15 km away InciWeb
Snow: 12″ snow at Cayuse Pass (5,260 ft, 1.4 km away) station
Typical year: usually melted out by about Jun 28 · typical peak Apr 19
No reports in the last 3 days.
All conditions and reports at Chinook Pass Overlook Trailhead
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