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| | Every single Washington hiking and backpacking trail is wonderful in its own way. Trekking here in Washington is something that is always fun to do. Finally, backcountry trekking time is here again, and Richmond Mine Trail in Yakima County, Washington is a really pleasant location to spend some time. Richmond Mine Trail is 10 miles long; it's a long great outdoors hiking trail. This trail has only one trailhead, so in and out is the way to backcountry walk it normally. Hiking trails like this one here in the Northern Cascade Range are a really tremendous |
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way to spend quality time in the outdoors. This is just one of a large number of backpacking and hiking trails in this neighborhood. There are so many magnificent hiking and backpacking trails for backpacking in Washington; one of them being Richmond Mine Trail in Yakima County.
| | This great outdoors hiking trail is a great outdoors hiking trail of tremendous length having an average number of uphill miles which makes this a very tough backpacking and hiking trail for advanced backcountry trekkers looking for a splendid challenge. At Richmond Mine Trail through the warmest time of the year highs are in the 70's, and during the night it cools down to the 40's. For the duration of the winter highs are in the 30's while the cold winter nights at Richmond Mine Trail are in the 20's. Some parts of Richmond Mine Trail are much higher | |
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up than other parts of the great outdoors hiking trail, and that means that some parts of the great outdoors hiking trail could be very different from other parts of it. You should count on this trek taking about 9 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get
stuck so be prepared for that. You'll have got to go far from Ellensburg to get to Richmond Mine Trail, but backpacking and hiking trails like these are pleasant. In Washington you never run out of outdoors fun. This trail has a total elevation difference of 3,203 feet which is
a higher than average number. This is a hiking and backpacking trail that is quite long, so don't forget to pack enough supplies. Richmond Mine Trail ordinarily gets a large amount of precipitation; January is when you get the most rain here while July is usually the driest month.
And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in place.
Briefly about the general area:
Camping at Cougar Flat Campground is always a good experience, and Clover Spring is a charming spot to have a look at while you're at Richmond Mine Trail. If
you don't mind getting drenched, you can always go whitewater paddling on Bumping River, and a short tour to Soda Springs is always worthwhile.
Some nearby water includes Thunder Creek, and Carmelita Basin is a splendid spot here at Richmond Mine Trail. Now, you may feel that's
plenty but there's even more amusing stuff to do here at Richmond Mine Trail. American River has a glorious whitewater paddling spot close by. Now, you may think that's a lot but there's even more entertaining things to do here in the Northern Cascade Range. Richmond Mine Trail
is fine enough to spend more than a day at, Bumping Crossing Campground is a fine local campground; Scab Creek is in the neighborhood of Richmond Mine Trail and is always a pleasure to check out.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 46.8803, Longitude -121.2782
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 10 miles
Total climbing distance = 4.4 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
9 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
6 hours
Total elevation difference: 3203 feet
Suncadia Resort, Cle Elum
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24 miles away
Set on the sunny eastern slopes of the Cascades alongside the sparkling waters of the Cle Elum River and surrounded by pristine pine forest-Suncadia offers the ultimate luxury mountain resort experien...
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Stewart Lodge, Cle Elum
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26 miles away
The Stewart Lodge offers a wide range of rooms and amenities to make us your recreational or business spot all year around. Our rooms are exceptionally large and include unique pine furniture, microw...
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User input for Richmond Mine Trail, Northern Cascade Range, Yakima County, Washington:
Outdoors Recreation Near Ellensburg, Washington
Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Ellensburg, Washington, the metro area neareast to Richmond Mine Trail. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
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Current weather conditions at Richmond Mine Trail, Northern Cascade Range, Yakima County, Washington
Local climate location: GREENWATER 13 miles away
       
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Best Western Snowcap Lodge, Cle Elum
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26 miles away
The contemporary Best Western Snowcap Lodge is centrally located on the eastern slopes of the cascade mountains. We are easily accessible from Interstate 90, just a short 90 minute drive from Seattle....
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Best Western Lincoln Inn & Suites, Ellensburg
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49 miles away
***The hot tub is closed until May 7th, 2009, the pool is open!!! We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.*** Discover this full-service, 100 percent non-smoking Ellensburg, Washingto...
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More Hotels and Campgrounds Near Richmond Mine Trail, Northern Cascade Range, Yakima County, Washington
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| These outdoors activities are available near Richmond Mine Trail. |
| | Trails Near Richmond Mine Trail:
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Nile Ridge Trail, Yakima County
County
, 1 miles away, 5.6 hiking miles, 3162 feet elevation difference |
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Goat Creek Trail, Yakima County
County
, 3 miles away, 8 hiking miles, 3879 feet elevation difference |
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Goose Prairie Trail, Yakima County
County
, 4 miles away, 9.6 hiking miles, 3246 feet elevation difference |
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Bismarck Trail, Yakima County
County
, 5 miles away, 14.2 hiking miles, 4496 feet elevation difference |
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Rattlesnake Trail, Yakima County
County
, 6 miles away, 13.5 hiking miles, 2679 feet elevation difference |
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Fifes Ridge Trail, Yakima County
County
, 6 miles away, 13 hiking miles, 4581 feet elevation difference |
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Pear Butte Trail, Yakima County
County
, 6 miles away, 13.2 hiking miles, 2981 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Richmond Mine Trail:
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Bumping River, Yakima County
County
, 4 miles away, Class II - 10.5 miles long (Bumping Reservoir to American River) |
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American River, Yakima County
County
, 6 miles away, Class III-IV - 4.7 miles long (Hell's Crossing to American Forks) |
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American River, -blank- County
County
, 7 miles away, Class II-III+ - 7.5 miles long (Lodgepole Campground to Hell's Crossing) |
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American River, Yakima County
County
, 10 miles away, Class II+ - 5 miles long (American Forks to Sawmill Flat) |
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Little Naches River, Yakima/Kittitas County
County
, 10 miles away, Class II-III+(IV) - 9.5 miles long (Matthew Creek to Little Naches Campground) |
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| | Hotels Near Richmond Mine Trail:
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Suncadia Resort, Cle Elum
, 24 miles away |
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Stewart Lodge, Cle Elum
, 26 miles away |
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Best Western Snowcap Lodge, Cle Elum
, 26 miles away |
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Best Western Lincoln Inn & Suites, Ellensburg
, 49 miles away |
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Comfort Suites Yakima, Yakima
, 49 miles away |
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