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Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail U.S. Forest Service Pacific Crest Trail California/Oregon/Washington Department of Agriculture National Scenic Trail • Mexico to Canada Princeton Vancouver V 1 C A A N A N Chilliwack 3 EC Manning D A • 500 Miles C Cathedral Washington O 49 ° 99 Provincial U Abbotsford Park Provincial V B Park E R I T I S Osoyoos This section begins at the Bridge of the Gods (elev. 180'), on the Columbia River and ends at R H C O L U M B NORTH I A Monument 78 on the Canadian border (elev. 4,240'). An additional seven miles were added I MOUNT Pasayten Wilderness S CASCADES beyond the border by the Canadian government to provide access to Highway 3 in British L A Bellingham NATIONAL Columbia’s Manning Provincial Park (elev. 3,800'). N D PARK Valesco Joe” “Samuri Joe S T OKANOGAN- R A Starting with a lengthy climb out of the Columbia River Gorge, the trail eventually reaches I T Stephen Cape O Victoria BAKER- Flattery F 20 Mather 20 the crest near the Indian Heaven Wilderness, a lake-filled land abounding with huckleberries. J U A N Wilderness Mount Vernon Next, it rounds the base of mammoth D E F U C Mount Adams (elev. 12,276'). Just north A WENATCHEE Omak Stehekin 48 ° 5 SNOQUALMIE 20 lies the dramatically rugged Goat Port Angeles Glacier Peak Rocks Wilderness and a traverse of the Lake Chelan 153 Davis Connie National Recreation Packwood Glacier. Wilderness Area 97 OLYMPIC NATIONAL The PCT’s northern terminus The trail crosses Highway 12 at White Pass Everett NATIONAL D before encountering dozens of lakes in NATIONAL N U Henry M Jackson the William O. Douglas Wilderness. Between White Pass and Highway 410 at O S Wilderness PARK Chelan Chinook Pass, the trail skirts many lakes as it approaches the towering monarch 2 T Seattle E Skykomish FOREST of the Cascades, Mount Rainier (elev. 14,410'). From Chinook Pass, the trail has G Bremerton U FOREST an easy, rapid run to Interstate 90 at Snoqualmie Pass. This stretch presents many P Alpine Lakes OLYMPIC 90 Wilderness private land clearcuts that offer little cover from the often present rain. NATIONAL 101 FOREST Snoqualmie Pass Wenatchee The North Cascades offer many challenges. Here, the PCT climbs up a deep Chikamin Ridge near Snoqualmie Pass Tacoma 28 canyon to a high mountain pass, only to descend another deep canyon and repeat 47° E Cedar River 97 Watershed the cycle. The trail traverses popular Alpine Lakes, Henry M. 90 Aberdeen 410 Jackson and Glacier Peak Wildernesses before entering the Lake 8 W A 12 S H I 281 Olympia 165 G N G T Chelan National Recreation Area, North Cascades National Park and 7 Norse Peak O N 90 Wilderness Ellensburg MOUNT Mount Rainier Pasayten Wilderness. The prime attraction is Glacier Peak, and the Isakson Kristen RAINIER Wilderness rugged route around it offers a memorable experience to trail users. NATIONAL N PARK Mt Rainier 410 Not only is the North Cascades Range rugged, it is the wettest along Centralia 123 William O. Douglas 97 the route, lying in a storm track most of the year. This precipitation 7 Wilderness 12 6 A has produced about 750 perennial snowfields and small glaciers, which 12 12 White Pass collectively account for about half the snowfield area in the lower 48 states. Goat Rocks Yakima GIFFORD Wilderness 4 5 R The Washington section of the trail has several high passes and ridges. 504 PINCHOT Mount Lakeview Ridge (elev. 7,126') is the highest and is located only eight miles C O L U M Adams YAKAMA 46° B I Astoria A Wilderness before the Canadian border. A number of Alaskan and Canadian plants, Longview NATIONAL Mt Saint INDIAN including Alaska cedar and grand fir, are found in Washington. When visiting this 101 Mt Adams Helens 82 FOREST RESERVATION section in September, visitors will be treated to brightly colored patches of western Indian Heaven Trout Lake larch, whose deciduous needles turn bright yellow providing a colorful conclusion to 503 Wilderness R Goat Rocks Wilderness 141 the end of a thru-hike. I 97 26 V Yacolt Burn E State Forest Columbia River Gorge R Cascade National Scenic Area Vancouver Locks Beacon Rock U R O L M B E State Park C I A R I V Tillamook 14 Portland 84 35 The P Mark O Hatfield Dalles • 458 Miles Wilderness Oregon Mt Mount Hood W MOUNT Hood 99 26 Wilderness E 197 McMinnville Timberline Lodge From near Siskiyou Summit (elev. 4,310') in southern Oregon to the Washington border, this section is both the A 45° 22 HOOD shortest and the easiest to hike or ride. Oregon’s Cascade Range is a subdued volcanic landscape, with a gentle 97 18 crest that is fairly constant in elevation. The highest point in Oregon is an unnamed saddle (elev. 7,560') north of D Deems C. Burton 22 216 Mount Thielsen. Other volcanoes, including Mount McLoughlin, Mount Mazama (Crater Lake), Diamond Peak, C NATIONAL 26 Salem the Three Sisters, Mount Washington, Three Fingered Jack, Mount Jefferson and Mount Hood, punctuate the A WARM SPRINGS FOREST skyline. The only major elevation change in Oregon is the 3,160 foot drop into the Columbia River Gorge crossing 5 Olallie Lake Scenic Area INDIAN Interstate 84 and the Columbia River on the Bridge of the Gods (elev. 180'). I 22 Albany Newport 20 C Corvallis RESERVATION Like the prominent volcanoes, many lakes in this section lure travelers onward. There are many opportunities to Mt Jefferson visit lakes in the Sky Lakes and Diamond Peak Wildernesses. The trail traverses Crater Lake National Park, where a F SIUSLAW S Mount Jefferson side trail leads to the rim for a spectacular view of this 34 W Three Fingered Jack Wilderness 99 228 20 magnificent lake. More small lakes and ponds are found in NATIONAL Santiam Pass I Mount the Three Sisters Wilderness, Mount Jefferson Wilderness Mt Washington Washington A Wilderness 242 Sisters and the adjacent Olallie Lake Scenic Area. In northern 44° FOREST McKenzie Redmond Pass 126 20 Deems C. Burton Oregon, the PCT has fewer lakes, although it provides The lava fields of Brown Mountain with Mount McLoughlin C 126 Three Eugene C views of several sizable reservoirs. Florence Sisters Bend Wilderness DESCHUTES The chief attraction for this stretch is glacier-robed Mount Hood (elev. WILLAMETTE 20 11,239'), Oregon’s largest and most active volcano. Heavy precipitation in Valentine Eric NATIONAL NATIONAL this section produces dense, shady forests dominated by Douglas, silver and 88 noble fir at lower elevations and subalpine fir nearer treeline. Plants include FOREST 58 FOREST pinedrops, prince’s pine and Oregon grape in the forested habitat. Pasque Diamond Peak Willamette Pass 5 Wilderness flower and fireweed frequent open spaces. Animals include mice, squirrels, Coos Bay O R 97 beaver, fox, deer and elk. Songbirds pursue insects, while nutcrackers gorge E G O themselves on pine seeds and grouse forage on the ground. 138 N Mount Roseburg UMPQUA Thielsen 43° Wilderness NATIONAL Mt Thielsen 42 Tunnel Falls on the popular Eagle Creek side-trail 138 31 FOREST 230 FREMONT- Bear Grass (Xerophyllum tenax) 127 CRATER 62 LAKE NATIONAL ROGUE PARK • 409 Miles WINEMA Northern California ROGUE RIVER - RIVER - North of Donner Summit (elev. 7,989'), old volcanic flows and sediments bury most of the SISKIYOU 62 SISKIYOU NATIONAL FORESTS ancient bedrock of the Sierra Nevada crest. Beyond the North Fork of the Feather River, the Grants Pass NATIONAL Sky Lakes Mt McLoughlin Sierra Nevada yields to the southern Cascade Range. Rich in nutrients, the volcanic soils here NATIONAL Wilderness Andre Brandon 101 Medford 140 are at the optimal elevation to receive sufficient rainfall to produce lush forests. Other plants 199 FOREST include lupine, paintbrush, larkspur, columbine, gooseberry and manzanita. Animals include FOREST Cascade - Klamath 140 Brookings Ashland 6 Siskiyou Falls raccoon, marten, mink, badger, fox, bobcat and the ever-present deer and black bear. In the 42° National ROGUE RIVER - SISKIYOU Monument 66 fall, skies are often filled with migrating birds on their journey south along the Pacific Flyway. NATIONAL FOREST Soda Mountain Siskiyou The PCT traverses Lassen Volcanic National Park and crosses Highway 89 midway through the Red Summit Wilderness Buttes Crescent southern Cascade Range. Nearby is Mount Lassen at elevation 10,457 feet. City Wilderness Seiad Valley 139 R S KLAMATH 97 E KLAMATH MODOC I D X W MOUNTAINS Yreka O O 5 NATIONAL D NATIONAL R N Marble A 3 Gallagher Timothy I T 96 Mountain V FOREST I Etna O Wilderness N E Russian A Weed Mt Shasta R Wilderness L FOREST Alturas S P A Mount Shasta R K 89 Castle Crags Burney Falls 41° Wilderness Castle Crags McArthur- State Park Castella Burney Falls Trinity Alps Memorial SP 299 S H A S T A - T R I N I T Y North of the park, the PCT follows the extremely dry Hat Creek Rim toward majestic N Wilderness A 139 Mount Shasta, which dominates the skyline. The PCT turns west towards greener lands N A T I O N A L F O R E S T 5 395 Eureka T Burney 299 299 and drops to cross the Sacramento River (elev. 2,130') at Interstate 5. It then enters Castle I O Crags State Park and the Trinity Alps Wilderness. The trail reaches 7,600 feet in the 89 N LASSEN mountains connecting the inland Cascade Range with the coastal ranges, winding north A Cape L Old NATIONAL through the Marble Mountain Wilderness before descending to the Klamath River (elev.