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Hidden Lake Lookout Trailhead
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Parking: not reported today
No hiker reports in the last 3 days. Be the first to report here
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dogs, accessibility: not recorded yet
Toilets and trash not confirmed here. Pack out what you pack in.
Forest Service page for this site › Forest Service record for Hidden Lake Lookout (2026-10-06)
In Mount Baker Ranger District (Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest). Parking pass 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.
Getting there
Navigate to: Google Maps · Apple Maps · coordinates 48.49540, -121.20500
Trails from this trailhead
- Hidden Lake Lookout Trail · Out-and-back · 3.7 mi one way · 3,283 ft gain · 3 h 30 min–5 h · Hard
Right now
Weather and road conditions
- Today: Partly Sunny, 52°F, 1% precip, wind 5 mph
- Tonight: Partly Cloudy, 44°F, 2% precip, wind 2 to 6 mph
- Wednesday: Sunny, 58°F, 2% precip, wind 2 to 6 mph
Daylight: Sunset 6:34 pm · 5 h 40 min of daylight left
Wildfire: Electric fire, 24 km away, 495 acres, 90% contained InciWeb
Snow: 0″ snow at Thunder Basin (4,310 ft, 16.3 km away) station
Typical year: normally snow-free now · usually melted out by about Jun 8 · typical peak Apr 6
No reports in the last 3 days.
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