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| | Each one of the many backpacking and hiking trails of Washington is well worth a backcountry hike. Outdoors folks generally like this part of Washington. Many miles from the most adjacent settlement you have Monument Creek Trail, and wilderness hiking trails like these are great. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in place. There are many fine backpacking and hiking trails in Washington; Monument Creek Trail in Okanogan County is one of them. This is a backpacking trail that is quite long, so don't forget to pack enough supplies. |
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Monument Creek Trail is a backpacking trail of great length with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this great outdoors hiking trail good for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. These backpacking trails here in the Northern Cascade Range are the best way
| | to enjoy these hills. Of course, this is an overnight hike, 4.5 days normally, so better have big backpack to fit all the stuff you need. Monument Creek Trail is 29.8 miles long; it's longer than many backpacking and hiking trails. The total elevation difference for Monument Creek Trail is 4,673 feet which is a higher than average number. If you happen to be in Washington, why not go backcountry hiking, it is always an enjoyable thing to do. Not much rain falls here at Monument Creek Trail; the wettest month of the year is typically December, that's the | |
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one that snows the most; the driest month of the year is July. Throughout the warm months highs here at Monument Creek Trail get into the 80's with overnight lows in the 50's. Daytime highs during the winter are in the 20's while Monument Creek Trail overnight low temperatures
during the winter are in the 10's. This trail has only one trailhead, so you're looking at an in and out backcountry walk. This backpacking trail sometimes gets very dry, so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. Spending
too much time indoors got you down? No problem, Monument Creek Trail in Okanogan County, Washington is a brilliant selection. Some parts of this backpacking and hiking trail are much higher up than other parts of the backpacking and hiking trail, so keep in mind that you may need
to dress differently at different elevations. This is one of many great outdoors hiking trails in the surrounding area.
Briefly about the general area:
Black Pine Basin is a picturesque place any time of year, and close by you locate Scramble Point. If you want a splendid
time in the great outdoors, just come on down to Monument Creek Trail. Put some time aside to spend at Cedar Falls since you're here at Monument Creek Trail; you could always discover Pistol Pass.
You'll need more than a day to explore everything Monument Creek Trail has to
offer, you can camp at Ballard Campground, and Goat Spring is always fun to check out. If you fancy the outdoors you'll fancy it here in the Northern Cascade Range. A quick visit to Eureka Creek next to Monument Creek Trail is a great idea, and you can run the rapids of Lost River.
This location, the Northern Cascade Range, has so much outdoors fun things. Monument Creek flows through this vicinity. There's so much to do here at Monument Creek Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Rivers Bend Campground is a good location for that. Sunset Meadow is a nice place to check out, and a splendid location for whitewater paddling is Methow River.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 48.6575, Longitude -120.5062
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 29.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 12.6 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
4.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
3 days
Total elevation difference: 4673 feet
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| These outdoors activities are available near Monument Creek Trail. |
| | Trails Near Monument Creek Trail:
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Driveway Butte Trail, Okanogan County
County
, 6 miles away, 9.4 hiking miles, 3442 feet elevation difference |
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West Fork Methow Trail, Okanogan County
County
, 10 miles away, 14.4 hiking miles, 1890 feet elevation difference |
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Boundary Trail, Okanogan County
County
, 11 miles away, 18.9 hiking miles, 3809 feet elevation difference |
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Rainbow Lake Trail, Chelan County
County
, 22 miles away, 24.8 hiking miles, 6260 feet elevation difference |
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Mill Creek Trail, Whatcom County
County
, 23 miles away, 29.4 hiking miles, 5463 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Monument Creek Trail:
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Lost River, Okanogan County
County
, 4 miles away, Class IV-V - 12 miles long (Drake Creek to Methow River confluence) |
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Methow River, Okanogan County
County
, 17 miles away, Class II(III) - 54 miles long (River Bend Campground to Carlton) |
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Chewuch River, Okanogan County
County
, 24 miles away, Class II+(IV) - 8 miles long (Five Mile Bridge to Winthrop) |
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Chewuch River, Okanogan County
County
, 24 miles away, Class III - 13 miles long (Camp Four to Five Mile Bridge) |
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Twisp River, Okanogan County
County
, 24 miles away, Class III - 10 miles long (Buttermilk Creek to town of Twisp) |
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