Trail Overview

This trail takes you into beautiful high alpine meadows to a summit of 7171 ft to a fire lookout with an amazing 360 view of the Monashee Mountains, Kate, and Sugar Lakes. This a very tight trail with loose rocks, steep climbs, switchbacks, and rock ledges to make the summit of the trail. This trail is accessed from mid-July to September due to snow. Access in mid-June is limited to snowdrifts on the switchbacks. Please stay on designated trails do not drive in grass meadows very sensitive ecosystem at this elevation.

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Difficulty

This is a very tight and rough trail expect pinstripes, bring a chain saw this trail is known for many downed trees. 3ft rock ledge about halfway up the trail and very rocky rough sections leading to the top.This trail has few options to turn around at the top when the rocky section is reached so be prepared for rough sharp rocks.

History

This fire lookout is very well preserved let's encourage people to keep it that way. It's an amazing piece of history.

Technical Rating

chris leitner

Mar 29, 2026

Open

Snow halfway up had to turn back road was good up to the first switch back

Mike Tishken

Sep 04, 2023

Open