PCT at Tamarack Peak,
Pacific Crest Trail Map 195
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Elevation
SOURCE: METI, NASA, PICKATRAIL, USGS
PCT Map 195 (NOBO): On this map the Pacific Crest Trail follows the Okanogan-Whatcom County line from Tatie Peak to Tamarack Peak and Jim Pass.
What is the length of this section of the PCT?
Metrics
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Length 1 | Min Ele 2 | Max Ele 3 | Range 4 |
| 14.3 mi | 6,070 ft | 7,031 ft | 961 ft |
| Northbound | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time 5 | Gain 6 | Loss 7 | Rating 8 |
| 6.6 hrs | 1,707 ft | 2,113 ft | VS |
| Southbound | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Gain | Loss | Rating |
| 6.9 hrs | 2,113 ft | 1,707 ft | VS |
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 Tamarack Peak 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: Shull Mountain, WA
- North Topo Map: Pasayten Peak, WA
- Northeast Topo Map: Mount Lago, WA
- West Topo Map: Azurite Peak, WA
- Topo Map: Slate Peak, WA
- East Topo Map: Robinson Mountain, WA
- Southwest Topo Map: Mount Arriva, WA
- South Topo Map: Washington Pass, WA
- Southeast Topo Map: Silver Star Mountain, 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.