Washington hiking trails - Pyramid Lake Trail, Northern Cascade Range, Whatcom County

   
  Hiking and backpacking trails for backpacking, and backpacking can be found all over Washington, and among these are Pyramid Lake Trail in Whatcom County. Far from civilization you locate Pyramid Lake Trail, and backcountry hiking it is good fun any time. If you are in Washington during backcountry hiking season you have to go backcountry hiking. Pyramid Lake Trail is a one trailhead wilderness trail, so you'll be trekking it in and back out. You spend the whole backcountry hike in roughly the same elevation zone which means the conditions are about the
    same from start to finish. Pyramid Lake Trail has a total elevation difference of 1,153 feet which is about average. Hey, time for a walk don’t you think? Pyramid Lake Trail in Whatcom County, Washington is the great outdoors at its best. There are plenty of great outdoors hiking
trails in Washington; each one of them is different from the others. Here in Washington backpacking is something that is always fun to do. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in place. This is one of a very small number of hiking and backpacking trails in this region. This trek shouldn't take more than 2 hours, but of course some people walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. This backpacking trail is a very short backpacking trail with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it a glorious hiking and backpacking trail  
for the average person looking for a glorious adventure. This is not a very long hiking trail but it's always great to bring some emergency supplies, you never know what could happen. Hiking trails like this one here in the Northern Cascade Range are the best way to enjoy these mountaintops. Lots of rain falls at Pyramid Lake Trail; November is the month that gets the most rain while July is generally the driest month. Pyramid Lake Trail is 2.2 miles long it's a shorter type backcountry hike. During the summertime months, highs mostly are in the 70's at Pyramid Lake Trail while nighttime lows are mostly in the 50's. For the duration of the wintertime the highs are mostly in the 30's, and after the sun is down during the wintertime temperatures at Pyramid Lake Trail plunge into the 20's.

Briefly about the general area:
There's no way somebody can get bored here in the Northern Cascade Range. In case you don’t mind getting dripping wet, you can always go whitewater paddling on Stetattle Creek; don't forget to take a magnificent little journey to Sourdough Creek. You'll need more than a day to look at everything Pyramid Lake Trail has to offer, you can camp at Colonial Creek Campground; Reflector Bar is another magnificent site to explore nearby.
There's so much to do here at Pyramid Lake Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Big Bear Campground is a pleasant place for that. The scenery at Diablo Dam in the vicinity of Pyramid Lake Trail is wonderful, and naturally Stetattle Creek is a wonderful stream that is worth going to.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 48.7092, Longitude -121.1404
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Total in and out hiking length = 2.2 miles

Total climbing distance = .9 miles

Difficulty : Medium

Casual Hiking Pace: 2 hours

Fast Hiking Pace: 1 hours

Total elevation difference: 1153 feet


Freestone Inn And Cabins, Mazama
44 miles away
In the early 1940's a local rancher and packer named Jack Wilson built six cabins along the banks of a local creek. Calling his new venture the Early Winter Resort, Wilson created not only one of the ...
  
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 Trails Near Pyramid Lake Trail:
Sourdough Lookout Trail, Whatcom County County , 3 miles away,  16.4 hiking miles, 5982 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Pyramid Lake Trail:
Colonial Creek Campground, Whatcom County, 3 miles away
Big Bear Campground, Whatcom County, 6 miles away
Cougar Island Campground, Whatcom County, 8 miles away
Rainbow Point Campground, Whatcom County, 8 miles away
Newhalem Campground, Whatcom County, 9 miles away
 Whitewater Near Pyramid Lake Trail:
Stetattle Creek, Whatcom County County , 3 miles away, Class IV(V) - 4 miles long (Jay Creek to Gorge Lake)
 Hotels Near Pyramid Lake Trail:
Freestone Inn And Cabins, Mazama , 44 miles away
 Lakes Near Pyramid Lake Trail
Diablo Lake, Whatcom County , 1 miles away
Pyramid Lake, Whatcom County , 1 miles away

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