Washington hiking trails - West Butte Creek Trail, Blue Mountains, Columbia County

   
  Gotta get out of the town man, and West Butte Creek Trail in Columbia County, Washington is nature at its best. A lengthy trip parts La Grande from West Butte Creek Trail, but what a nice spot for backcountry trekking it is. Glorious hiking and backpacking trails in Washington are in abundance; West Butte Creek Trail in Columbia County is one of them. High temperatures at West Butte Creek Trail all through the warm months are in the 80's. For the period of the moonlight hours it's usually in the 50's. For the period of the winter highs are in the 30's,
    and night lows in the 20's for West Butte Creek Trail. Some parts of West Butte Creek Trail are much higher up than other parts of the backcountry trail, so keep in mind that you may need to dress differently at different elevations. As long as you like the wilderness you will
like Washington. There are plenty of hiking and backpacking trails in Washington; each one of them has its own character. The length of this great outdoors trail is on the longer side having an average number of uphill miles which makes it a glorious great outdoors trail for experienced backcountry walkers in nice shape. West Butte Creek Trail is 10.6 miles long; it's longer than many backcountry trails. West Butte Creek Trail is a location that is pretty dehydrated typically; the month of December is the wettest with most of the rain, and July on the other hand  
is the driest. There is only one trailhead, so you'll be backpacking it in and back out. The pretty great outdoors trails of the Blue Mountains are a very wonderful way to see these mountains. This neighborhood does get very dry sometimes, so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in site. You should count on this hike taking about 9 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. Here in Washington hiking is a wonderful idea. The total elevation difference for West Butte Creek Trail is 3,127 feet, and that is higher than average. This is a neighborhood covered with lots of great outdoors trails. West Butte Creek Trail is quite long, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies.

Briefly about the general area:
Yep, outdoors entertaining things to do are beyond doubt plentiful here at West Butte Creek Trail. Don't forget to take a good little trip to Preacher Creek. But wait, there's more enjoyable stuff to do in the Blue Mountains. Visit Rainbow Creek while you're here at West Butte Creek Trail; West Butte Creek Trail is a nice spot to visit for more than one day, Godman Campground is a nice spot to camp nearby.
Since you're here at West Butte Creek Trail why not take a look at Happy Valley, and don’t forget to stop at Burnt Flat if you're here at West Butte Creek Trail. Little Turkey Spring is always fun to check out, and drift down the rapids of Grande Ronde River in a kayak. A short trip to Hatfield Spring is always worthwhile. You'll need more than a day to explore everything West Butte Creek Trail has to offer, you can camp at Teepee Campground.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 46.0994, Longitude -117.7867
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Total in and out hiking length = 10.6 miles

Total climbing distance = 4.2 miles

Difficulty : Difficult

Casual Hiking Pace: 9 hours

Fast Hiking Pace: 6 hours

Total elevation difference: 3127 feet


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 Trails Near West Butte Creek Trail:
East Butte Creek Trail, Columbia County County , 2 miles away,  27.4 hiking miles, 3023 feet elevation difference
Meadow Creek Trail, Columbia County County , 3 miles away, 4 hiking miles, 1798 feet elevation difference
Turkey Creek Trail, Columbia County County , 4 miles away,  9.8 hiking miles, 2735 feet elevation difference
Grizzly Bear Trail, Columbia County County , 5 miles away,  25.2 hiking miles, 3837 feet elevation difference
Dexter Ridge Trail, Columbia County County , 6 miles away,  23 hiking miles, 3441 feet elevation difference
Slick Ear Trail, Columbia County County , 6 miles away,  19.4 hiking miles, 2581 feet elevation difference
Sawtooth Trail, Columbia County County , 6 miles away, 13.3 hiking miles, 3580 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near West Butte Creek Trail:
Godman Campground, Columbia County, 2 miles away
Teepee Campground, Columbia County, 3 miles away
Tepee Campground, Columbia County, 4 miles away
Stockade Spring Campground, Columbia County, 6 miles away
Panjab Campground, Columbia County, 7 miles away
 Whitewater Near West Butte Creek Trail:
Grande Ronde River, Wallowa County County , 18 miles away, Class II-III - 46 miles long (Wallowa River to Grande Ronde River)
Grande Ronde River, Union County County , 23 miles away, Class II-IV - 13 miles long (Elgin to Palmer Junction)
 Hotels Near West Butte Creek Trail:
Walla Walla Super 8 Motel, Walla Walla , 38 miles away
Walla Walla East Main St. Travelodge, Walla Walla , 40 miles away
Marcus Whitman Hotel and Conference Center, Walla Walla , 40 miles away
Best Western Walla Walla Suites Inn, Walla Walla , 40 miles away
La Quinta Inn Walla Walla, Walla Walla , 40 miles away

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