Washington hiking trails - Jolly Mountain Lookout Trail, Northern Cascade Range, Kittitas County

   
  Each great outdoors hiking trail in Washington has its own unique prettiness. Going for a hike here in Washington is so much fun. Washington has plenty of nice great outdoors hiking trails, and among these are Jolly Mountain Lookout Trail in Kittitas County. Jolly Mountain Lookout Trail has a total elevation difference of 4,410 feet, and that is higher than average. Now this wilderness trail is pretty long, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. No chance of getting bored in Washington if you like the wilderness. Don’t forget to check for any current
    restrictions or closures before you go. Different parts of this backcountry trail are at very different elevations, so keep in mind that you may need to dress differently at different elevations. The delightful backpacking trails of the Northern Cascade Range are a wonderful way
to explore these hills. Time to get out, and breathe some fresh air, and Jolly Mountain Lookout Trail in Kittitas County, Washington is a really good site to spend some time. This wilderness hiking trail has only one trailhead, so you'll be backcountry trekking it in and back out. At Jolly Mountain Lookout Trail through the summertime highs are in the 60's, and all through the night it cools down to the 40's. For the duration of the wintertime this place gets highs in the 20's, and after the sun is down all through the wintertime temperatures at Jolly Mountain  
Lookout Trail sink into the 10's. With its 10.4 miles of walking distance; it's longer than many backcountry trails. You'll have got to go far from Ellensburg to get to Jolly Mountain Lookout Trail, but It's always fun to backcountry hike here. This is one of many backcountry trails in the surrounding region. Jolly Mountain Lookout Trail is a very long backpacking trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes it a tremendous backcountry trail for experienced backcountry trekkers in perfect shape. The high level of rainfall makes Jolly Mountain Lookout Trail a quite wet place; the month with most of the snow is January while July is ordinarily the driest month. The time needed for this trek is roughly 9 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that.

Briefly about the general area:
Camping is available at Salmon La Sac - Wenatchee National Forest, and don't leave Jolly Mountain Lookout Trail without first paying a visit to Salmon la Sac. You can run the rapids of Cle Elum River next to Jolly Mountain Lookout Trail, and do stop at Middle Fork Paris Creek while you're here at Jolly Mountain Lookout Trail.
So many cool things to do here in the Northern Cascade Range, too delightful to be true. Take a side trip to South Fork Paris Creek, and a trip to Little Salmon la Sac will fill your soul with perfect feelings. If you want a brilliant time in the great outdoors, just come on down to Jolly Mountain Lookout Trail. A nice place for whitewater paddling in the neighborhood of Jolly Mountain Lookout Trail is Cle Elum River, and a brilliant location to camp here at Jolly Mountain Lookout Trail is Cayuse Campground.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 47.3985, Longitude -121.0898
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Total in and out hiking length = 10.4 miles

Total climbing distance = 4 miles

Difficulty : Difficult

Casual Hiking Pace: 9 hours

Fast Hiking Pace: 5.5 hours

Total elevation difference: 4410 feet


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 Trails Near Jolly Mountain Lookout Trail:
Sasse Mountain Trail, Kittitas County County , 2 miles away, 12 hiking miles, 4012 feet elevation difference
Davis Peak Lookout Trail, Kittitas County County , 3 miles away,  7.4 hiking miles, 4439 feet elevation difference
Red Mountain Trail, Kittitas County County , 5 miles away,  4 hiking miles, 3318 feet elevation difference
Lake Michael Trail, Kittitas County County , 6 miles away,  20 hiking miles, 2568 feet elevation difference
Domerie Peak Trail, Kittitas County County , 7 miles away, 9.2 hiking miles, 2254 feet elevation difference
Kachess Ridge Trail, Kittitas County County , 9 miles away, 13.8 hiking miles, 4071 feet elevation difference
Escondido Trail, Kittitas County County , 10 miles away,  8 hiking miles, 2634 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Jolly Mountain Lookout Trail:
Cayuse Campground, Kittitas County, 3 miles away
Salmon La Sac - Wenatchee National Forest, Chelan, 3 miles away
Salmon la Sac Campground, Kittitas County, 3 miles away
Red Mountain Campground, Kittitas County, 3 miles away
Dry Creek Campground, Kittitas County, 5 miles away
 Whitewater Near Jolly Mountain Lookout Trail:
Cle Elum River, Kittitas County County , 2 miles away, Class IV-V - 8.5 miles long (Scatter Creek to Salmon La Sac Creek)
Cle Elum River, Kittitas County County , 3 miles away, Class II - 4 miles long (Salmon La Sac Creek to Cle Elum Reservoir)
Waptus River, Kittitas County County , 4 miles away, Class II-III+(IV) - 4 miles long (Waptus Lake trail to Salmon La Sac)
Cooper River, Kittitas County County , 5 miles away, Class IV-V - 1.5 miles long (Waterfall to Cle Elum River)
Cle Elum River, Kittitas County County , 8 miles away, Class II - 7.8 miles long (Cle Elum Dam to confluence with Yakima River)
 Hotels Near Jolly Mountain Lookout Trail:
Suncadia Resort, Cle Elum , 9 miles away
Stewart Lodge, Cle Elum , 11 miles away
Best Western Snowcap Lodge, Cle Elum , 12 miles away
Best Western Icicle Inn, Leavenworth , 28 miles away
Quality Inn & Suites, Leavenworth , 28 miles away
 Lakes Near Jolly Mountain Lookout Trail
Salmon La Sac, Kittitas County , 3 miles away

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