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

   
  There are many wonderful hiking trails in Washington, and West Butte Creek Trail is one of them, and it's in Columbia County. Washington has so much to offer the outdoors lovers. Trekking in Washington is the wonderful thing to do. This backcountry hike shouldn't take more than 9 hours, but of course some folks walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. Some parts of West Butte Creek Trail are much higher up than other parts of the great outdoors trail, so keep in mind that you may need to dress differently at different elevations. Don’t forget to check
    for any current restrictions or closures before you go. We all need to get out in the wilderness once in a while, and West Butte Creek Trail in Columbia County, Washington is such a wonderful location. These wilderness hiking trails here in the Blue Mountains are a really glorious
way to spend quality time in the outdoors. West Butte Creek Trail is a backcountry trail rather far from La Grande, but what a wonderful location for backcountry hiking it is. Keep in mind that this is a long hiking trail, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. West Butte Creek Trail has a total elevation difference of 3,127 feet, and that is higher than average. This hiking trail sometimes gets very dry, so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. West Butte Creek Trail gets very little  
rain; through the month of December you get the most rain around here, and the driest month is July. This is one of many great outdoors hiking trails in the surrounding area. High temperatures at West Butte Creek Trail all through the warm days of summer are in the 80's. Summer night lows descend down to the 50's. High temperatures through the wintertime are normally in the 30's while the cold winter nights at West Butte Creek Trail are in the 20's. This wilderness hiking trail is many miles long having an average number of uphill miles which makes this great outdoors hiking trail good for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. Every hiking trail in Washington has its own unique prettiness. This is a one trailhead hiking trail, so you'll be trekking it in and back out. West Butte Creek Trail is 10.6 miles long; it's longer than many great outdoors trails.

Briefly about the general area:
Yeah, come up here to the Blue Mountains for a perfect time. A trip to Hatfield Spring will fill your spirit with great feelings, and get your heart beating on the delightful whitewater of Grande Ronde River. It's a delightful idea to pop by Rainbow Creek, it's in the neighborhood of West Butte Creek Trail, and the beauty of mother nature reveals herself at Little Turkey Spring.
Everybody loves Burnt Flat, and Happy Valley is unquestionably a perfect place to check out. A quick spree to Preacher Creek next to West Butte Creek Trail is a glorious idea. There's so much to do here at West Butte Creek Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Teepee Campground is a good location for that. You completely ought to fancy West Butte Creek Trail. You'll need more than a day to explore everything West Butte Creek Trail has to offer, you can camp at Godman 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)
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Super 8 Walla Walla, Walla Walla , 38 miles away
Travelodge Walla Walla, Walla Walla , 40 miles away
Marcus Whitman Hotel and Conference Center, Walla Walla , 40 miles away
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La Quinta Inn Walla Walla, Walla Walla , 40 miles away

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