Washington hiking trails - Monument Creek Trail, Northern Cascade Range, Okanogan County

   
  Monument Creek Trail is relatively distant from the closest city, and it is a really glorious great outdoors hiking trail. No chance of getting bored in Washington if you like nature. Backcountry hiking here in Washington is a good idea. There is only one trailhead, so you're looking at an in and out hike. This hiking trail is a hiking trail of fine length with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it a tremendous trail for experienced walkers in great shape. With its 29.8 miles of walking distance; it's a long great outdoors hiking trail.
    The total elevation difference for this backpacking trail is 4,673 feet, and that is higher than average. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. Sometimes this hiking trail gets really dry, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local
forest authorities before you head out. This is just one of a large number of trails in this neighborhood. This is a long hiking trail, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. Different parts of Monument Creek Trail are at very different elevations, and that means that some parts of the great outdoors hiking trail could be very different from other parts of it. These hiking trails here in the Northern Cascade Range are a nice way to explore these highlands. It is very dry here at Monument Creek Trail frequently; December is the month that gets the  
most snow, and July is when it's the driest. Washington has plenty of great hiking and backpacking trails, and Monument Creek Trail in Okanogan County is one of them. There are numerous hiking and backpacking trails in Washington, and each one is beautiful in its own way. For the duration of the warm months, highs ordinarily are in the 80's at Monument Creek Trail; through summer nights temperatures are in the 50's. Throughout the winter this site gets highs in the 20's with winter lows in the 10's overnight here at Monument Creek Trail. Ok, you've been cooped up too long, time to get out in the great outdoors a bit, and Monument Creek Trail in Okanogan County, Washington is a wonderful selection. Of course, this is an overnight backcountry walk, 4.5 days normally, so make sure you've got all your overnight gear packed.

Briefly about the general area:
This location, the Northern Cascade Range, has so much outdoors cool things. Scramble Point is close to Monument Creek Trail and is a tremendous place to visit. There's so much to do here at Monument Creek Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Ballard Campground is a perfect place for that.
Some close by water includes Monument Creek, and Black Pine Basin is a magnificent place. Now, you may think that's a heap but there's even more entertaining stuff to do here at Monument Creek Trail. A visit to Cedar Falls will fill your spirit with fine feelings, and whitewater paddling is delightful on Lost River. Eureka Creek is close to Monument Creek Trail and is always a pleasure to take a look at; get wet paddling on Methow River.
Everybody loves Sunset Meadow, and since you're here, you might as well check out Pistol Pass. So much enjoyable stuff to do in the Northern Cascade Range, not enough time. If you came to camp Rivers Bend Campground is a delightful spot to do that, and do put some time aside to spend at Goat Spring while you're here at Monument Creek Trail.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 48.6575, Longitude -120.5062
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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:
Driveway Butte Trail, Okanogan County County , 6 miles away,  9.4 hiking miles, 3442 feet elevation difference
West Fork Methow Trail, Okanogan County County , 10 miles away,  14.4 hiking miles, 1890 feet elevation difference
Boundary Trail, Okanogan County County , 11 miles away, 18.9 hiking miles, 3809 feet elevation difference
Rainbow Lake Trail, Chelan County County , 22 miles away,  24.8 hiking miles, 6260 feet elevation difference
Mill Creek Trail, Whatcom County County , 23 miles away,  29.4 hiking miles, 5463 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Monument Creek Trail:
Ballard Campground, Okanogan County, 5 miles away
Rivers Bend Campground, Okanogan County, 5 miles away
Gate Creek Campground, Okanogan County, 5 miles away
Rattlesnake Campground, Okanogan County, 6 miles away
Klipchuck Campground, Okanogan County, 7 miles away
 Whitewater Near Monument Creek Trail:
Lost River, Okanogan County County , 4 miles away, Class IV-V - 12 miles long (Drake Creek to Methow River confluence)
Methow River, Okanogan County County , 17 miles away, Class II(III) - 54 miles long (River Bend Campground to Carlton)
Chewuch River, Okanogan County County , 24 miles away, Class II+(IV) - 8 miles long (Five Mile Bridge to Winthrop)
Chewuch River, Okanogan County County , 24 miles away, Class III - 13 miles long (Camp Four to Five Mile Bridge)
Twisp River, Okanogan County County , 24 miles away, Class III - 10 miles long (Buttermilk Creek to town of Twisp)
 Hotels Near Monument Creek Trail:
Freestone Inn And Cabins, Mazama , 4 miles away
Sun Mountain Lodge, Winthrop , 21 miles away
Aspen Suites at The Icicle Village Resort, Leavenworth , 49 miles away
 Lakes Near Monument Creek Trail
Lake of the Woods, Okanogan County , 2 miles away
Johnny Lakes, Okanogan County , 5 miles away

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