Sunset Lake Summer Camp & Retreat Center
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Washington
Palisades Lakes
3.6 mi
Distance
2,492 ft
Gain
1h 45m
Time
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What we do know
Inside Mount Rainier National Park
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Out & back
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Palisades Lakes
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 3.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,492 ft
- Elevation loss
- 2,492 ft
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- National Park Service
About this trail
Palisades Lakes is a 3.58-mile out-and-back trail in Washington with 1,119 feet of elevation gain. The trail descends 1,373 feet on the return journey.
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