PCT at Snoqualmie Pass,
Pacific Crest Trail Map 181
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Elevation
SOURCE: METI, NASA, PICKATRAIL, USGS
PCT Map 181 (NOBO): From Interstate 90 at Snoqualmie Pass, the Pacific Crest Trail heads northeast to Kendall Peak and Alaska Mountain in Snoqualmie National Forest.
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Metrics
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Length 1 | Min Ele 2 | Max Ele 3 | Range 4 |
| 12.2 mi | 2,959 ft | 5,509 ft | 2,550 ft |
| Northbound | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time 5 | Gain 6 | Loss 7 | Rating 8 |
| 6.5 hrs | 3,123 ft | 1,106 ft | VS |
| Southbound | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Gain | Loss | Rating |
| 5.8 hrs | 1,106 ft | 3,123 ft | S |
Calories
The following chart shows the total calories that you may expend on the trail while hiking in both directions. The chart is based on data derived from a statistical model of energy expenditure that relates gross weight, typical speed and trail topography.
Topo Maps
Download the PDF Snoqualmie Pass topo map and the adjoining quads to plan your hike. These are full-sheet, 7.5 Minute (1:24,000 scale) topographic maps.
Adjoining 7.5' Quadrangle Legend
- Northwest Topo Map: Lake Philippa, WA
- North Topo Map: Snoqualmie Lake, WA
- Northeast Topo Map: Big Snow Mountain, WA
- West Topo Map: Bandera, WA
- Topo Map: Snoqualmie Pass, WA
- East Topo Map: Chikamin Peak, WA
- Southwest Topo Map: Findley Lake, WA
- South Topo Map: Lost Lake, WA
- Southeast Topo Map: Stampede Pass, WA
Warnings
Prevent tick bites: Treat clothing and gear, such as boots, pants, socks and tents with products containing 0.5% permethrin.
(cdc.gov)
- The Brown dog tick (Rhipicephalus sanguineus) may be present in this area. The Brown dog tick transmits Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.
- The Rocky Mountain wood tick (Dermacentor andersoni) may be present in this area. The Rocky Mountain wood tick transmits Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Colorado Tick Fever, and Tularemia.
- The Western blacklegged tick (Ixodes pacificus) may be present in this area. The Western blacklegged tick transmits Anaplasmosis and Lyme Disease.
- Length is the total distance of the trail section. The distance between two red diamonds is one mile.
- Min Ele is the minimum elevation on the trail section.
- Max Ele is the maximum elevation on the trail section.
- Range is the difference between maximum and minimum elevation.
- Time is the typical total time required to hike the trail.
- Gain (cumulative elevation gain) is the sum of every gain in elevation.
- Loss (cumulative elevation loss) is the sum of every loss in elevation.
- E = Easiest, M = Moderate, MS = Moderately Strenuous, S = Strenuous, VS = Very Strenuous.