Gold Butte Lookout Hike
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- Start point: Gold Butte Trailhead
- End point: Gold Butte Lookout
- Trail Log: Trail Log
- Hike Type: Out and Back
- Distance: 3.2 mile RT
- Elevation gain: 800 feet
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Seasons: summer- late fall
- Family Friendly: yes
- Backpackable:no
- Crowded: no
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Hike Description
The first part of the hike is on a gated gravel access road. The elevation gain is mild for a half mile as you walk through a forest of hemlocks and rhododendron. You will get a few views to the west as the road gets steeper and finally ends at the official trailhead at 1.3 miles. The trees will diminish as you make the final steep switchback ascent to the summit for the last quarter mile.
If guests are staying at the lookout, please give them their privacy. The jumbled rocky ridgetop that juts northward invites scrambling and exploring, with some good spots for having lunch on top of the world.
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Guidebooks that cover this hike
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Contributors
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