Tongue Mountain Trail #294

Washington

Washington

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5.1 mi

Distance

4,010 ft

Gain

2h 11m

Time

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What we do know

  • Inside Gifford Pinchot National Forest

    2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

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What's missing

  • No access route mapped

    We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.

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Through-trail
Out & back

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Elevation & route

Distance
5.1 mi
Elevation gain
4,010 ft
Elevation loss
4,010 ft
Highest point
4,078 ft
Lowest point
1,605 ft
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Managing agency
Forest Service

About this trail

Tongue Mountain Trail #294 is a 10.2-mile out-and-back hike in Washington with 4,010 feet of elevation gain and loss. The route reaches a maximum elevation of 4,078 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
3,702 ft
High point
4,078 ft
Total climbing
4,010 ft
Total descent
4,010 ft
Steepest stretch
40% grade around mile 3.4 on the way out
Length (round trip)
10 mi
Shape
Out and back

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Longmire Rainier Nps, WA weather station, 25 mi away. High / low in °F, and days with snow.

  1. Jan37° high26° low9 days with snow
  2. Feb40° high26° low8 days with snow
  3. Mar45° high28° low8 days with snow
  4. Apr51° high31° low4 days with snow
  5. May60° high37° low1 days with snow
  6. Jun66° high41° low
  7. Jul75° high46° low
  8. Aug76° high46° low
  9. Sep69° high42° low
  10. Oct55° high35° low1 days with snow
  11. Nov42° high29° low5 days with snow
  12. Dec36° high25° low10 days with snow

The station sits about 1,300 ft lower than this spot, so expect it to run cooler up here.

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Cowlitz Valley Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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