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| | Backcountry backpacking here in Washington is a must. Spending too much time indoors got you down? No problem, Mount Jupiter Trail in Jefferson County, Washington is a really great place to spend some time. Brilliant hiking trails in Washington are in abundance; among these are Mount Jupiter Trail in Jefferson County. This wilderness hiking trail has only one trailhead, so you're looking at an in and out hike. Mount Jupiter Trail has a total elevation difference of 3,830 feet, and that is higher than average. This hike should take you about 2 days, so |
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it's a nice thing if your backpack is big enough to do the job. The warmest time of the year at Mount Jupiter Trail comes with high temperatures in the 60's. When the night sets in temperatures plunge down into the 50's. All through the wintertime this place gets highs in the 40's,
| | and overnight lows in the 30's for Mount Jupiter Trail. Different parts of Mount Jupiter Trail are at very different elevations, and that means that some parts of the backcountry hiking trail could be very different from other parts of it. Mount Jupiter Trail is a hiking and backpacking trail pretty far from Shelton, but trekking it is great merriment any time. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. This is one of many great outdoors trails in the surrounding vicinity. Every Washington hiking trail has something unique to | |
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offer. The backpacking trails of the Olympic Mountains are a very perfect way to see these mountaintops. Mount Jupiter Trail is a backpacking trail of perfect length with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this a very tough great outdoors trail for advanced hikers
looking for a good challenge. At parts of the year this vicinity sees very little rain, so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. With its 12 miles of walking distance; it's a long backcountry hiking trail. Mount Jupiter
Trail is quite long, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. Backcountry backpacking here in Washington never gets boring. Around Mount Jupiter Trail you don’t get a lot of precipitation; December is the wettest month with most rain while July is the month with the least
amount of precipitation.
Briefly about the general area: Yep, outdoors exciting things truly is bountiful here in the Olympic Mountains. You can run the rapids of Duckabush River near Mount Jupiter Trail, and people from Shelton love to come here. Falls View Campground
is a splendid local campground, and a glorious place is Trap Pass. Milwaukee Creek is in close proximity to Mount Jupiter Trail and is always a diversion to stop by, and you are next to Triton Cove while you're here. Now, you may believe that's a lot but there's even more fun
stuff to do here at Mount Jupiter Trail. There's some flowing water close by, Wilson Creek is a stream you can check out while here. Why not camp at Pleasant Harbor Campground while you're here at Mount Jupiter Trail, and Dosewallips River is a great whitewater spot nearby.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 47.6841, Longitude -122.956 - - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 12 miles
Total climbing distance = 5.1 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
7 hours
Total elevation difference: 3830 feet

Juan De Fuca Cottages, Sequim
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15 miles away
Perched on a 50' bluff at the edge of Dungeness Bay with our own private beach, the Juan de Fuca Cottages offer spectacular views of the Dungeness Spit, the New Dungeness Lighthouse, the Strait of Jua...
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Alderbrook Resort And Spa, Union
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17 miles away
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| | Trails Near Mount Jupiter Trail:
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Deadfall Trail, Clallam County
County
, 10 miles away, 1.6 hiking miles, 1380 feet elevation difference |
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Mount Zion Trail, Clallam County
County
, 10 miles away, 7.8 hiking miles, 2262 feet elevation difference |
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Tubal Cain Mine Trail, Jefferson County
County
, 12 miles away, 12 hiking miles, 5265 feet elevation difference |
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Bear Mountain Trail, Clallam County
County
, 13 miles away, 2.5 hiking miles, 1626 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Mount Jupiter Trail:
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Duckabush River, Jefferson County
County
, 2 miles away, Class IV - 6.2 miles long (2515 Bridge to Highway 101) |
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Dosewallips River, Jefferson County
County
, 3 miles away, Class III-IV+ - 5.2 miles long (Elkhorn Campground to Six Mile Bridge) |
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Dosewallips River, Jefferson County
County
, 4 miles away, Class II-III - 6.5 miles long (Six Mile Bridge to Dosewallips State Park) |
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Big Quilcene River, Jefferson County
County
, 6 miles away, Class V+ - 2 miles long (Tunnel Creek to Rainbow Campground) |
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Big Quilcene River, Jefferson County
County
, 8 miles away, Class IV+ - 3.2 miles long (Rainbow Campground to fish hatchery) |
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| | National Parks Near Mount Jupiter Trail:
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Olympic National Park, Port Angeles - WA
, 38 miles away |
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Lake Chelan National Recreation Area, Sedro-Woolley - WA
, 69 miles away |
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North Cascades National Park, Sedro-Woolley - WA
, 69 miles away |
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| | Hotels Near Mount Jupiter Trail:
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Juan De Fuca Cottages, Sequim
, 15 miles away |
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Alderbrook Resort And Spa, Union
, 17 miles away |
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Holiday Plaza Sequim Inn, Sequim
, 18 miles away |
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Econo Lodge Sequim, Sequim
, 19 miles away |
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Quality Inn & Suites, Sequim
, 20 miles away |
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