The PCT at Mount Rainier National Park,
Pacific Crest Trail Map 176
Elevation
SOURCE: METI, NASA, PICKATRAIL, USGS
PCT Map 176 (NOBO): The Pacific Crest Trail crosses Highway 410 at Chinook Pass, the east entrance to Mount Rainier National Park. From here the trail continues northward to Pickhandle Gap, Blue Bell Pass, Bullion Basin and Scout Pass.
What is the length of this section of the PCT?
Metrics
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Length 1 | Min Ele 2 | Max Ele 3 | Range 4 |
| 15.2 mi | 5,138 ft | 6,526 ft | 1,388 ft |
| Northbound | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time 5 | Gain 6 | Loss 7 | Rating 8 |
| 8.7 hrs | 2,641 ft | 1,725 ft | VS |
| Southbound | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Gain | Loss | Rating |
| 8.7 hrs | 1,725 ft | 2,641 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 Mount Rainier National Park 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: White River Park, WA
- North Topo Map: Norse Peak, WA
- Northeast Topo Map: Goose Prairie, WA
- West Topo Map: Chinook Pass, WA
- Topo Map: Cougar Lake, WA
- East Topo Map: Bumping Lake, WA
- Southwest Topo Map: Ohanapecosh Hot Springs, WA
- South Topo Map: White Pass, WA
- Southeast Topo Map: Spiral 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.