The PCT at White Pass,
Pacific Crest Trail Map 174
Elevation
SOURCE: METI, NASA, PICKATRAIL, USGS
PCT Map 174 (NOBO): The trail crosses Highway 12 at White Pass and Leech Lake in the Snoqualmie National Forest. From here the PCT continues northward between many different lakes.
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 | 4,416 ft | 5,866 ft | 1,450 ft |
| Northbound | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time 5 | Gain 6 | Loss 7 | Rating 8 |
| 5.2 hrs | 1,178 ft | 2,095 ft | S |
| Southbound | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Gain | Loss | Rating |
| 5.5 hrs | 2,095 ft | 1,178 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 White 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: Ohanapecosh Hot Springs, WA
- North Topo Map: White Pass, WA
- Northeast Topo Map: Spiral Butte, WA
- West Topo Map: Packwood Lake, WA
- Topo Map: Old Snowy Mountain, WA
- East Topo Map: Pinegrass Ridge, WA
- Southwest Topo Map: Hamilton Buttes, WA
- South Topo Map: Walupt Lake, WA
- Southeast Topo Map: Jennies Butte, 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.