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| | Put on your backcountry trekking shoes, and hit the backcountry hiking trail, Davis Peak Lookout Trail in Kittitas County, Washington is the great outdoors at its best. Backcountry hiking in Washington is the wonderful thing to do. There are backcountry trails all over Washington, and one of those is Davis Peak Lookout Trail in Kittitas County. The time needed for this walk is roughly 6.5 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. This part of Washington is always a diversion to visit during backcountry |
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backpacking season. Davis Peak Lookout Trail gets a good deal of water; the month with most of the snow is January; the driest month is July. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in location. Different parts of this hiking and backpacking trail are
| | at very different elevations which of course means you need to be prepared for different conditions on different parts of the hiking and backpacking trail. Davis Peak Lookout Trail has a total elevation difference of 4,439 feet which is higher than average. Davis Peak Lookout Trail is not very right next door to Ellensburg at all, but it's one of those places where backcountry trekking is good. Each one of the many backcountry trails of Washington is delightful in its own way. Great outdoors trails like this one here in the Northern Cascade Range are a really | |
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fine way to spend quality time in the fresh air. Keep in mind that this is a long wilderness hiking trail, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. Davis Peak Lookout Trail is a one trailhead great outdoors trail, so in and out is the way to backcountry hike it normally.
Summertime brings highs in the 60's to Davis Peak Lookout Trail. When the night sets in temperatures descend down into the 40's. Highs during the winter are mostly in the 20's, and after the sun is down during the winter temperatures at Davis Peak Lookout Trail descend into the
10's. Davis Peak Lookout Trail is 7.4 miles long it's a mid length backcountry walk. This is an area covered with lots of wilderness trails. Davis Peak Lookout Trail is a mid-length backpacking and hiking trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes this wilderness
trail nice for hard core backpackers looking for adventure.
Briefly about the general area:
But wait, there's more amusing stuff to do in the Northern Cascade Range. You can run the rapids of Waptus River near Davis Peak Lookout Trail. There's so much to do here at Davis
Peak Lookout Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Salmon La Sac - Wenatchee National Forest is a tremendous place for that. Waptus River is one of the streams close by that might be worth checking out, and Davis Peak Lookout Trail is great enough to spend more than a day
at, Cayuse Campground is a great local campground.
You just can't imagine the amount of outdoors cool stuff the area close to Davis Peak Lookout Trail has to offer. Salmon la Sac is a brilliant local attraction, and Paris Creek is close to Davis Peak Lookout Trail and is always
a joy to explore. The surroundings of this river have so much to offer. Little Salmon la Sac is always fun to check out, and there's whitewater on Cle Elum River for all you adrenaline people.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 47.4154, Longitude -121.0815
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 7.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.9 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
6.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
4 hours
Total elevation difference: 4439 feet
Suncadia Resort, Cle Elum
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12 miles away
Set on the sunny eastern slopes of the Cascades alongside the sparkling waters of the Cle Elum River and surrounded by pristine pine forest-Suncadia offers the ultimate luxury mountain resort experien...
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Stewart Lodge, Cle Elum
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14 miles away
The Stewart Lodge offers a wide range of rooms and amenities to make us your recreational or business spot all year around. Our rooms are exceptionally large and include unique pine furniture, microw...
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Outdoors Recreation Near Ellensburg, Washington
Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Ellensburg, Washington, the metro area neareast to Davis Peak Lookout Trail. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
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Current weather conditions at Davis Peak Lookout Trail, Northern Cascade Range, Kittitas County, Washington
Local climate location: STEVENS PASS 2 miles away
      
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Best Western Snowcap Lodge, Cle Elum
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15 miles away
The contemporary Best Western Snowcap Lodge is centrally located on the eastern slopes of the cascade mountains. We are easily accessible from Interstate 90, just a short 90 minute drive from Seattle....
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Cle Elum Travelers Inn, Cle Elum
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16 miles away
Located in western Washington and a short distance to I-90, the Cle Elum Travelers Inn is conveniently located to golfing, shopping, Summit at Snoqualmie, Ellensburg, Iron Horse State Park, Cle Elum L...
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More Hotels and Campgrounds Near Davis Peak Lookout Trail, Northern Cascade Range, Kittitas County, Washington
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| These outdoors activities are available near Davis Peak Lookout Trail. |
| | Trails Near Davis Peak Lookout Trail:
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Jolly Mountain Lookout Trail, Kittitas County
County
, 3 miles away, 10.4 hiking miles, 4410 feet elevation difference |
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Lake Michael Trail, Kittitas County
County
, 3 miles away, 20 hiking miles, 2568 feet elevation difference |
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Red Mountain Trail, Kittitas County
County
, 3 miles away, 4 hiking miles, 3318 feet elevation difference |
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Sasse Mountain Trail, Kittitas County
County
, 4 miles away, 12 hiking miles, 4012 feet elevation difference |
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Domerie Peak Trail, Kittitas County
County
, 7 miles away, 9.2 hiking miles, 2254 feet elevation difference |
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Escondido Trail, Kittitas County
County
, 8 miles away, 8 hiking miles, 2634 feet elevation difference |
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Kachess Ridge Trail, Kittitas County
County
, 8 miles away, 13.8 hiking miles, 4071 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Davis Peak Lookout Trail:
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Cle Elum River, Kittitas County
County
, 1 miles away, Class IV-V - 8.5 miles long (Scatter Creek to Salmon La Sac Creek) |
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Waptus River, Kittitas County
County
, 1 miles away, Class II-III+(IV) - 4 miles long (Waptus Lake trail to Salmon La Sac) |
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Cooper River, Kittitas County
County
, 3 miles away, Class IV-V - 1.5 miles long (Waterfall to Cle Elum River) |
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Cle Elum River, Kittitas County
County
, 3 miles away, Class II - 4 miles long (Salmon La Sac Creek to Cle Elum Reservoir) |
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Cle Elum River, Kittitas County
County
, 11 miles away, Class II - 7.8 miles long (Cle Elum Dam to confluence with Yakima River) |
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| | Hotels Near Davis Peak Lookout Trail:
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Roslyn Inns, Roslyn
, 7 miles away |
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Suncadia Resort, Cle Elum
, 12 miles away |
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Stewart Lodge, Cle Elum
, 14 miles away |
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Stewart Lodge, Cle Elum
, 14 miles away |
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Best Western Snowcap Lodge, Cle Elum
, 15 miles away |
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