Mountain · 1 route

Monte Cristo

4,179 ft · Washington

Summit
4,179 ft
Routes
1 way up

Route up Monte Cristo

  1. Monte CristoHardabout 3,225 ft of climbing7.6 mi round tripSee the route
Map of the route up Monte Cristo, with each route's start numbered and the summit marked
Monte CristoMap © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap contributors

About Monte Cristo

Monte Cristo is a summit in Washington's Gifford Pinchot National Forest, within the Mt. Adams Ranger District. The nearest town is Trout Lake, about 7 miles away. Nearby, the Monte Carlo hike and Oklahoma Campground are both about 3.5 miles away. Cave Creek, a canoeing spot, is about 4 miles off, and the Ice Caves XC Loop is about 4.3 miles away.

Forecast on Monte Cristo

Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit and route start for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.

Questions about Monte Cristo

How tall is Monte Cristo?

4,179 ft (1,274 m).

How many routes go to the summit of Monte Cristo?

One: Monte Cristo.

Mountains nearby

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Facts about this place

Where it is

Nearest town
Trout Lake, Washington · 6.7 mi

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS GNIS populated places

Conditions

Active alerts for Mt. Adams Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

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

Is Monte Cristo open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 9 alerts for Gifford Pinchot National Forest.

As of · Source: USFS · Gifford Pinchot National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.