Near Silver Star Summit Trail #180D
Mount St Helens behind Silver Star
Near Silver Star Summit Trail #180D
Little Baldy (foreground) and Mount Hood (horizon) from Silver Star Mountain
Near Silver Star Summit Trail #180D
The Bluff Mountain Trail follows this ridge
Near Silver Star Summit Trail #180D
Mt Hood and the slop to the sub-summit
Near Silver Star Summit Trail #180D
The summit of Silver Star Mountain with Mt. St. Helens on the horizon

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Silver Star Summit Trail #180D

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Follow an old dirt road to the summit of Silver Star Mountain.
0.3
mi
Distance
211
ft
Gain
moderate
Difficulty
Views
Access Issues
Trail may be covered with snow between November and May. If the Grouse Vista Trailhead is accessible, this is a popular snowshoe route during the winter.

Route Details

Flatter
Steeper
0.32mi
Distance
211ft
Elevation Gain
0ft
Elevation Loss
25%
Max Grade
4,377ft
High Point
4,167ft
Low Point
Path Type
Point to Point
Description
The Silver Star Trail #180 is an old rocky road heading north and south. The Silver Star Summit Trail #180D is an even rockier road heading south and up to the summit. There are no signs here but there may be a rock cairn at the junction. You can reach this point via several different trails that converge near the summit. From this junction the #180D becomes an obvious and well-used path. If you're coming up the Bluff Mountain Trail #172, you'll find a short use trail (Summit Connector) leading from it up to the #180D just east of the #180/#172 junction. This is a short-cut you can use to avoid having to go on to the junction with the #180 and then double back.

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