Washington hiking trails - Pear Butte Trail, Northern Cascade Range, Yakima County

   
  Finally, hiking time is here again, and Pear Butte Trail in Yakima County, Washington is a wonderful spot for getting out. Each one of the many hiking and backpacking trails of Washington has something unique to offer. Backcountry trekking here in Washington is a must. For the period of the days of summer highs here at Pear Butte Trail reach the 70's, and during the night it cools down to the 40's. Through the wintertime the highs are frequently in the 30's, and nighttime lows in the 20's for Pear Butte Trail. Pear Butte Trail is 13.2 miles long; it's
    longer than many great outdoors trails. Different parts of Pear Butte Trail are at very different elevations which of course means you need to be prepared for different conditions on different parts of the great outdoors trail. Of course, this is an overnight trek, 2 days normally,
so it's an excellent thing if your backpack is big enough to do the job. It's a lengthy drive from Ellensburg to Pear Butte Trail, but hiking is such an enjoyable thing to do, and this is a wonderful spot to do that. Pear Butte Trail is a pretty wet spot frequently with lots of rainfall; through January this vicinity sees the most rain, and July meanwhile is the driest month. There is only one trailhead, so you're looking at an in and out backcountry hike. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in spot. The hiking and backpacking  
trails of the Northern Cascade Range are a perfect way to explore these mountains. The total elevation difference for Pear Butte Trail is 2,981 feet which is higher than average. This is one of many backcountry trails in the surrounding neighborhood. Pear Butte Trail is a very long hiking and backpacking trail with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this a very tough backcountry trail for advanced backcountry hikers looking for a magnificent challenge. Backpacking here in Washington is the pleasant thing to do. There are so many pleasant hiking and backpacking trails for backpacking in Washington, and one of these is Pear Butte Trail in Yakima County. Keep in mind that this is a long great outdoors trail, so don't forget to pack enough supplies.

Briefly about the general area:
A pleasant journey to Carmelita Basin is a fine way to spend an afternoon; get dripping wet paddling on American River. Indian Creek Meadows is a brilliant place to stretch your legs a bit. There's so much to do here at Pear Butte Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Boat Landing Campground is a fine site for that.
So many exciting things to do here at Pear Butte Trail, too fine to be true. Why not check out close by Copper Creek since you're here at Pear Butte Trail. If you yearn for a little side spree, try Mosquito Valley, and you can stay the night at Bumping Lake - Wenatchee National Forest. Not enough hours in a day to enjoy the Northern Cascade Range. It's a great idea to go to Granite Creek, it's in the vicinity of Pear Butte Trail; get yourself into a kayak and hit Bumping River.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 46.8131, Longitude -121.3064
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Total in and out hiking length = 13.2 miles

Total climbing distance = 5.2 miles

Difficulty : Difficult

Casual Hiking Pace: 2 days

Fast Hiking Pace: 7.5 hours

Total elevation difference: 2981 feet


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 Trails Near Pear Butte Trail:
Bismarck Trail, Yakima County County , 1 miles away,  14.2 hiking miles, 4496 feet elevation difference
Blankenship Meadows Trail, Yakima County County , 2 miles away,  7.4 hiking miles, 1367 feet elevation difference
Indian Creek Trail, Lewis County County , 3 miles away,  6.8 hiking miles, 1528 feet elevation difference
Sand Ridge Trail, Yakima County County , 3 miles away, 10 hiking miles, 2174 feet elevation difference
Bumping Lake Trail, Yakima County County , 4 miles away,  18.2 hiking miles, 792 feet elevation difference
McAllister Trail, Yakima County County , 4 miles away,  4.2 hiking miles, 686 feet elevation difference
Twin Sisters Trail, Yakima County County , 4 miles away,  7.4 hiking miles, 1307 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Pear Butte Trail:
Bumping Lake - Wenatchee National Forest, Chelan, 4 miles away
Boat Landing Campground, Yakima County, 4 miles away
Bumping Dam Campground, Yakima County, 5 miles away
Bumping Crossing Campground, Yakima County, 6 miles away
White Pass Campground, Yakima County, 8 miles away
 Whitewater Near Pear Butte Trail:
American River, -blank- County County , 8 miles away, Class II-III+ - 7.5 miles long (Lodgepole Campground to Hell's Crossing)
Bumping River, Yakima County County , 10 miles away, Class II - 10.5 miles long (Bumping Reservoir to American River)
American River, Yakima County County , 12 miles away, Class III-IV - 4.7 miles long (Hell's Crossing to American Forks)
Tieton River - South Fork, Yakima County County , 12 miles away, Class IV(V+) - 5.7 miles long (Grey Creek Campground to Rimrock Lake)
Summit Creek, Lewis County County , 15 miles away, Class V+ - 5 miles long (Soda Springs to Highway 123)
 National Parks Near Pear Butte Trail:
Mount Rainier National Park, Ashford - WA , 46 miles away
 Hotels Near Pear Butte Trail:
Suncadia Resort, Cle Elum , 30 miles away
Howard Johnson Snoqualmie/Summit, Snoqualmie Pass , 31 miles away
Stewart Lodge, Cle Elum , 32 miles away
Best Western Snowcap Lodge, Cle Elum , 32 miles away
Kings Valu Inn, Enumclaw , 49 miles away
 Lakes Near Pear Butte Trail
Granite Lake, Yakima County , 3 miles away
Lily Lake, Yakima County , 4 miles away

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