Washington hiking trails - Ironstone Mountain Trail, Northern Cascade Range, Yakima County

   
  Ironstone Mountain Trail is to be found a quite long tour from Ellensburg, but trails like these are great. When you're here in Washington backcountry trekking along one of its hiking trails is something that is always fun to do. Backcountry hiking trails are splendid and plentiful in Washington; one of them being Ironstone Mountain Trail in Yakima County. Ironstone Mountain Trail is 7.6 miles long it's a mid length backcountry hike. Ironstone Mountain Trail has only one trailhead, so in and out is the way to hike it normally. This trek shouldn't take more
    than 6.5 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. Some parts of Ironstone Mountain Trail are much higher up than other parts of the backpacking trail which of course means you need to be prepared for different conditions on
different parts of the backpacking trail. Hiking and backpacking trails like this one here in the Northern Cascade Range are the best way to enjoy these mountains. This part of Washington has a brilliant deal of available outdoors pastimes. Summertime highs at Ironstone Mountain Trail frequently tend to be in the 60's. During the moonlight hours it's usually in the 40's. The cold days of the wintertime come with highs in the 30's, and during the dark hours in the wintertime at Ironstone Mountain Trail temperatures plunge to the 10's. Ironstone Mountain  
Trail is a mid-length hiking and backpacking trail with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this wilderness trail good for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. Every hiking trail in Washington is different from the others. This is a region covered with lots of wilderness trails. Ironstone Mountain Trail gets much water; the month of January is the wettest with most of the snow; July meanwhile is the driest month. Ironstone Mountain Trail is quite long, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. The total elevation difference for Ironstone Mountain Trail is 2,130 feet, and that is about average. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. Ok, you've been cooped up too long, time to get out in nature a bit, and Ironstone Mountain Trail in Yakima County, Washington is a wonderful location to go.

Briefly about the general area:
Stay the night at Grey Creek Campground, and Rattlesnake Meadows is a magnificent site. Indian Creek is near Ironstone Mountain Trail and is always a delight to have a look at; get drenched paddling on Tieton River - South Fork.
You absolutely must love the Northern Cascade Range. Muddy Creek is one of the streams close by that might be worth checking out, and drift down the rapids of Bumping River in a kayak. Fox Meadow is a great spot to check out; a trip to Ironstone Mountain Trail wouldn't be complete without taking a look at Indian Spring. Any time is a magnificent time at Ironstone Mountain Trail if you adore the outdoors. Rimrock Public Campground and Boat Landing is a nice campground nearby.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 46.6576, Longitude -121.2369
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Total in and out hiking length = 7.6 miles

Total climbing distance = 3 miles

Difficulty : Difficult

Casual Hiking Pace: 6.5 hours

Fast Hiking Pace: 4 hours

Total elevation difference: 2130 feet


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 Trails Near Ironstone Mountain Trail:
Little Wildcat Trail, Yakima County County , 1 miles away,  13.6 hiking miles, 1780 feet elevation difference
Rattlesnake Trail, Yakima County County , 3 miles away, 13.5 hiking miles, 2679 feet elevation difference
McAllister Trail, Yakima County County , 4 miles away,  4.2 hiking miles, 686 feet elevation difference
Big Peak Trail, Yakima County County , 4 miles away,  11 hiking miles, 2631 feet elevation difference
Sand Ridge Trail, Yakima County County , 5 miles away, 10 hiking miles, 2174 feet elevation difference
Shellrock Lake Trail, Yakima County County , 5 miles away,  13.8 hiking miles, 2067 feet elevation difference
Minnie Meadows Trail, Yakima County County , 6 miles away, 3.3 hiking miles, 2418 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Ironstone Mountain Trail:
Rimrock Public Campground and Boat Landing, Yakima County, 4 miles away
Grey Creek Campground, Yakima County, 5 miles away
Twelve West Resort, Naches, 6 miles away
Lonesome Cove Campground, Yakima County, 9 miles away
White Pass Campground, Yakima County, 9 miles away
 Whitewater Near Ironstone Mountain Trail:
Tieton River - South Fork, Yakima County County , 6 miles away, Class IV(V+) - 5.7 miles long (Grey Creek Campground to Rimrock Lake)
Bumping River, Yakima County County , 12 miles away, Class II - 10.5 miles long (Bumping Reservoir to American River)
American River, -blank- County County , 13 miles away, Class II-III+ - 7.5 miles long (Lodgepole Campground to Hell's Crossing)
American River, Yakima County County , 14 miles away, Class III-IV - 4.7 miles long (Hell's Crossing to American Forks)
 National Parks Near Ironstone Mountain Trail:
Mount Rainier National Park, Ashford - WA , 50 miles away
 Hotels Near Ironstone Mountain Trail:
Suncadia Resort, Cle Elum , 31 miles away
Stewart Lodge, Cle Elum , 32 miles away
Best Western Snowcap Lodge, Cle Elum , 33 miles away
Comfort Suites Yakima, Yakima , 48 miles away
Best Western Hood River Inn, Hood River , 49 miles away
 Lakes Near Ironstone Mountain Trail
Clear Lake, Yakima County , 2 miles away

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