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| | Put on your backcountry hiking shoes, and hit the backcountry hiking trail, Pompey Peak Trail in Lewis County, Washington is a really tremendous place to spend some time. There are numerous backcountry trails in Washington, and each one is different from the others. If you happen to be in Washington, why not go backpacking, it is so much fun. This is one of many great outdoors hiking trails in the surrounding vicinity. Keep in mind that this is a long wilderness trail, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. Pompey Peak Trail is a mid-length backcountry |
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hiking trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes it a splendid great outdoors hiking trail for experienced backcountry trekkers in brilliant shape. For the period of the summertime months, highs commonly are in the 70's at Pompey Peak Trail. Summer night lows drop
| | down to the 40's. Throughout the wintertime this location gets highs in the 30's, and night lows all through the wintertime for Pompey Peak Trail tend to be in the 20's. This hike shouldn't take more than 6 hours, but of course some people walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. Wilderness trails like this one here in the Northern Cascade Range are a perfect way to explore these highlands. Glorious backcountry trails in Washington are in abundance, and Pompey Peak Trail in Lewis County is one of them. Pompey Peak Trail goes through some very different | |
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elevations which of course means you need to be prepared for different conditions on different parts of the hiking and backpacking trail. There is only one trailhead, so you'll be backcountry backpacking it in and back out. Being 7 miles long it's a mid length hike. Pompey Peak
Trail is not very near Hood River at all, but It's always amusing to hike here. All the water falling down from the sky makes Pompey Peak Trail a wet location; December is when you get the most snow here while July is typically the driest month. Don’t forget to check for any current
restrictions or closures before you go. Pompey Peak Trail has a total elevation difference of 3,836 feet which is higher than average. In Washington you never run out of outdoors fun.
Briefly about the general area:
You can run the rapids of Yellowjacket Creek close
to Pompey Peak Trail, and a quick trip to Garrett Creek is definitely a good idea. Don't miss out on a trip to Mount Rainier National Park if you're here at Pompey Peak Trail; if you came to camp Naco West is a perfect place to do that.
A journey to Kilborn Spring will fill
your spirit with tremendous feelings, and needless to say Burton Creek flows through this neighborhood. All the outdoors cool stuff in the Northern Cascade Range will keep you coming back repeatedly. Get your heart pumping on the good whitewater of Cispus River, and camping at Maple Leaf Campground is always a great experience. Yeah, come here to Pompey Peak Trail for a perfect time.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 46.5198, Longitude -121.7955
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 7 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.8 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
6 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
4 hours
Total elevation difference: 3836 feet
Kings Valu Inn, Enumclaw
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35 miles away
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Econo Lodge Buckley, Buckley
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36 miles away
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More Hotels and Campgrounds Near Pompey Peak Trail, Northern Cascade Range, Lewis County, Washington
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| These outdoors activities are available near Pompey Peak Trail. |
| | Trails Near Pompey Peak Trail:
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Klickitat Trail, Lewis County
County
, 3 miles away, 4.2 hiking miles, 1263 feet elevation difference |
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Davis Mountain Trail, Lewis County
County
, 3 miles away, 6.7 hiking miles, 3121 feet elevation difference |
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Willame Trail, Lewis County
County
, 4 miles away, 3.5 hiking miles, 921 feet elevation difference |
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Purcell Mountain Trail, Lewis County
County
, 5 miles away, 8.5 hiking miles, 5050 feet elevation difference |
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Dry Creek Trail, Lewis County
County
, 5 miles away, 6.4 hiking miles, 5447 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Pompey Peak Trail:
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Cispus River, Lewis County
County
, 5 miles away, Class III+(IV) - 9.5 miles long (FR 23 Bridge to FR 28 Bridge) |
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Yellowjacket Creek, Skamania/Lewis County
County
, 6 miles away, Class IV - 5.2 miles long (Veta Creek to Cispus River confluence) |
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Cispus River - North Fork, Lewis County
County
, 6 miles away, Class IV-V - 2.7 miles long (FR 22 Bridge to North Fork Campground) |
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Skate Creek, Lewis County
County
, 8 miles away, Class III+ - 3.1 miles long (Johnson Creek to Craig Road) |
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McCoy Creek, Lewis County
County
, 9 miles away, Class V - 7.8 miles long (milepost 8 to Yellowjacket Creek) |
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| | Hotels Near Pompey Peak Trail:
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Kings Valu Inn, Enumclaw
, 35 miles away |
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Econo Lodge Buckley, Buckley
, 36 miles away |
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Skamania Lodge, Stevenson
, 40 miles away |
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Best Western Columbia River Inn, Cascade Locks
, 41 miles away |
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Comfort Suites Hood River, Hood River
, 42 miles away |
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40 miles away
