First Butte Trail
Moderate · Out-and-back · 5 mi round trip · 2,297 ft gain · 2½–3½ hr
Parkingnot reported today
A solid half-day for most hikers.
No hiker reports in the last 3 days. Be the first to report here
At this trail
Pack it out.
Parking passNorthwest Forest Pass, $5 per day or $30 per year or an America the Beautiful pass
PermitsDay hikes: none. Overnight: wilderness permit.
AreaMethow Valley ›
Methow Valley Ranger District, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest U.S. Forest Service
Methow Valley Ranger District, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest U.S. Forest Service
Officialconditions › · roads › · fees › · permits ›
Rules, passes and closures change. Check the official Forest Service site before you go.
Getting there
Starts at First Butte Trailhead
Navigate to the trailhead: Google Maps · Apple Maps · coordinates 48.61922, -120.10889
Right now
TonightPM34°6%
TueAM51°6%
TuePM37°8%
WedAM57°8%
WedPM38°
ThuAM55°
ThuPM38°
FriAM56°
Mostly Cloudy, wind 2 mph · Full forecast ›
Daylight7:17 am 6:15 pm
Air qualityAQI 13 Good
WildfireSinlahekin fire, 32 km away, 166,007 acres, 99% contained
Snow0″ snow at Muckamuck (4,470 ft, 18.2 km away)
PassLoup Loup Pass SR 20 30 km
Eastbound: No current information available · Westbound: No current information available · 36°F · pass report ›
Eastbound: No current information available · Westbound: No current information available · 36°F · pass report ›
Cameras
SR 20 at MP 192.5: Winthrop - Rader Rd · 17 km › 
Winthrop · 19 km ›
No reports in the last 3 days.
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