View point trail

Washington

Washington

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0.8 mi

Distance

426 ft

Gain

26 min

Time

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What we do know

  • Inside Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest

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

    Boundary data

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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Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back

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Elevation & route

Distance
0.8 mi
Elevation gain
426 ft
Elevation loss
426 ft
Highest point
4,811 ft
Lowest point
4,562 ft
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Managing agency
Forest Service

About this trail

View point trail is a 1.6-mile out-and-back hike in Washington with 426 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 4,811 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
4,562 ft
High point
4,811 ft
Total climbing
426 ft
Total descent
426 ft
Steepest stretch
23% grade around mile 0.8 on the way out
Length (round trip)
1.6 mi
Shape
Out and back

It rolls up and down the whole way rather than holding one long climb.

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

When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Holden Village, WA weather station, 16 mi away. High / low in °F.

  1. Jan28° high17° low
  2. Feb34° high18° low
  3. Mar41° high23° low
  4. Apr50° high29° low
  5. May60° high36° low
  6. Jun66° high43° low
  7. Jul76° high47° low
  8. Aug76° high46° low
  9. Sep67° high40° low
  10. Oct51° high32° low
  11. Nov34° high24° low
  12. Dec27° high17° low

The station sits about 1,600 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 Wenatchee River 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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