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| | It's a long journey from Mount Vernon-Anacortes to Gee Point Trail, but when you spend some time backpacking here you will feel like a whole new person. Every Washington wilderness hiking trail is worth backpacking. Wilderness trails for backpacking, and backpacking can be found all over Washington; among these are Gee Point Trail in Skagit County. Put on your backpacking shoes, and hit the backcountry trail, if you happen to be in Skagit County of Washington, Gee Point Trail is a great local backcountry trail for doing a bit of leg stretching. And keep |
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in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in site. This backcountry hike shouldn't take more than 2.5 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 bliss to visit during backpacking
| | season. All through the warm days of summer at Gee Point Trail highs are typically in the 70's; all through summer nights temperatures are in the 50's. The winter comes with highs in the 40's; all through the dark hours in the winter at Gee Point Trail temperatures descend to the 30's. This wilderness trail is on the short side with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this great outdoors trail splendid for the average walker looking for an exciting adventure. These wilderness trails here in the Northern Cascade Range are the best way to enjoy | |
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these mountaintops. Even though this is not a very long great outdoors trail it's always splendid to bring some emergency supplies, you never know what could happen. Backpacking here in Washington never gets boring. Gee Point Trail typically gets a large amount of precipitation;
December is the month that gets the most rain, and July is when it's the driest. There is only one trailhead, so you'll be backpacking it in and back out. Gee Point Trail has a total elevation difference of 1,343 feet which is about average. There's not much difference in elevation
along Gee Point Trail, so you get pretty much the same conditions along the whole great outdoors trail. Gee Point Trail is 2.8 miles long it's a short great outdoors trail. There are not too many great outdoors trails in this vicinity.
Briefly about the general area:
There's whitewater on Stillaguamish River - North Fork for all you adrenaline rush seekers, and camping is available at Skagit River woods.
Not enough hours in a day to enjoy the Northern Cascade Range. Whitewater paddling is not for everybody but if it's for you then we recommend Finney Creek, and a wonderful site to camp here at Gee Point Trail is Timberline Recreational Vehicle Park.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 48.4175, Longitude -121.8277
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 2.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.1 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
2.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1.5 hours
Total elevation difference: 1343 feet
Quality Inn Arlington, Arlington
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26 miles away
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Medallion Hotel, Arlington
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28 miles away
Medallion Hotel features 97 beautifully well-appointed and very spacious rooms. Standard amenities include a 42 inches flat screen TV, microwave, DVD player, refrigerator, and complimentary wireless a...
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User input for Gee Point Trail, Northern Cascade Range, Skagit County, Washington:
Outdoors Recreation Near Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington
Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington, the metro area neareast to Gee Point Trail. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
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Current weather conditions at Gee Point Trail, Northern Cascade Range, Skagit County, Washington
Local climate location: SEDRO WOOLLEY 22 miles away
     
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Best Western Sky Valley Inn, Monroe
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28 miles away
Welcome to the Best Western Sky Valley Inn, where we offer comfortable elegance in a relaxed setting. Whether you are traveling for business or one of the many outdoor recreational activities, fishing...
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GuestHouse Inn & Suites Monroe, Monroe
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28 miles away
Welcome to the GuestHouse Inn and Suites in Monroe, Washington, a 100 percent smoke free, pet friendly, interior corridor facility. Featuring 66 elegantly appointed guest rooms and suites designed to ...
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More Hotels and Campgrounds Near Gee Point Trail, Northern Cascade Range, Skagit County, Washington
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| These outdoors activities are available near Gee Point Trail. |
| | Whitewater Near Gee Point Trail:
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Finney Creek, Skagit County
County
, 4 miles away, Class V - 4 miles long (Finney Creek Road Bridge to bridge at mouth) |
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Stillaguamish River - North Fork, Snohomish County
County
, 7 miles away, Class II - 25.7 miles long (Moose Creek to Oso) |
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Boulder River, Snohomish County
County
, 7 miles away, Class III - 5 miles long (Boulder Falls to mouth) |
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| | National Parks Near Gee Point Trail:
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Lake Chelan National Recreation Area, Sedro-Woolley - WA
, 25 miles away |
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North Cascades National Park, Sedro-Woolley - WA
, 25 miles away |
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Ross Lake National Recreation Area, Sedro-Woolley - WA
, 25 miles away |
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| | Hotels Near Gee Point Trail:
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Quality Inn Arlington, Arlington
, 26 miles away |
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Medallion Hotel, Arlington
, 28 miles away |
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Best Western Sky Valley Inn, Monroe
, 28 miles away |
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GuestHouse Inn & Suites Monroe, Monroe
, 28 miles away |
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Arlington Motor Inn, Arlington
, 28 miles away |
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