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

   
  Backpacking and hiking trails for hiking, and backpacking can be found all over Washington, and Monument Creek Trail is one of them, and it's in Okanogan County. There are plenty of hiking trails in Washington; each one of them is worth hiking. Finally, backcountry backpacking time is here again, and Monument Creek Trail in Okanogan County, Washington is a really glorious spot to spend some time. Being 29.8 miles long; it's longer than many backpacking and hiking trails. The length of Monument Creek Trail is on the longer side having an average number
    of uphill miles which makes it a nice backpacking and hiking trail for experienced backcountry hikers in good shape. Monument Creek Trail being so distant from the most adjacent city, when you backcountry hike it you're always having an excellent time. There are so many backpacking
and hiking trails in this vicinity. This neighborhood does get very dry sometimes, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out. Of course, this is an overnight trek, 4.5 days normally, so it's an excellent thing if your backpack is big enough to do the job. This is a long backcountry hiking trail, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. This backpacking and hiking trail goes through some very different elevations which of course means you need to be prepared for different conditions  
on different parts of the backpacking and hiking trail. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in place. Here in Washington hiking is so much fun. Around Monument Creek Trail you don’t get a lot of rainfall; December is the wettest month with most snow, and the driest of the months is July. This great outdoors hiking trail has a total elevation difference of 4,673 feet, and that is higher than average. The hiking trails of the Northern Cascade Range are a nice way to explore these summits. This is a one trailhead great outdoors hiking trail, so you'll be backpacking it in and back out. This part of Washington has a nice deal of available outdoors activities. High temperatures at Monument Creek Trail throughout the months of summer are in the 80's while night lows are regularly in the 50's. During the winter highs are in the 20's, and through the dark hours in the winter at Monument Creek Trail temperatures sink to the 10's.

Briefly about the general area:
That right there is a load of exciting stuff already but it goes on, the Northern Cascade Range has it all. Lost River is a pleasant whitewater spot close to Monument Creek Trail, and Black Pine Basin is a striking spot any time of year. You'll truly wish for more hours in a day to enjoy all the entertaining stuff in the Northern Cascade Range. Put some time aside to spend at Goat Spring if you're here at Monument Creek Trail, and hey, Eureka Creek is a great local stream.
Scramble Point is right next door to Monument Creek Trail and is a pleasant place to take a look at, and swing by Monument Creek it's a delightful location to have a look at. If you want a magnificent time in the great outdoors, just come on down to Monument Creek Trail. It's always delightful to take a look at Cedar Falls, and you can stay the night at Ballard Campground.
A perfect spot in the neighborhood of Monument Creek Trail is Pistol Pass; sites like Sunset Meadow are glorious to check out. You'll need more than a day to explore everything Monument Creek Trail has to offer, you can camp at Rivers Bend Campground, and in case you don’t mind getting covered with water, you can always go whitewater paddling on Methow River.

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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 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:
Sun Mountain Lodge, Winthrop , 21 miles away
Americas Best Value Inn, Winthrop , 26 miles away

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