The PCT at Pyramid Peak,
Pacific Crest Trail Map 178
Elevation
SOURCE: METI, NASA, PICKATRAIL, USGS
PCT Map 178 (NOBO): From Government Meadow the Pacific Crest Trail follows the Kittitas-King County line to Pyramid Peak, Green Pass and Blowout Mountain in Snoqualmie National Forest.
What is the length of this section of the PCT?
Metrics
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Length 1 | Min Ele 2 | Max Ele 3 | Range 4 |
| 18.0 mi | 4,337 ft | 5,650 ft | 1,313 ft |
| Northbound | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time 5 | Gain 6 | Loss 7 | Rating 8 |
| 8.3 hrs | 2,114 ft | 2,587 ft | VS |
| Southbound | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Gain | Loss | Rating |
| 8.4 hrs | 2,587 ft | 2,114 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 Pyramid 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: Lester, WA
- North Topo Map: Blowout Mountain, WA
- Northeast Topo Map: Easton, WA
- West Topo Map: Noble Knob, WA
- Topo Map: Raven Roost, WA
- East Topo Map: Mount Clifty, WA
- Southwest Topo Map: Norse Peak, WA
- South Topo Map: Goose Prairie, WA
- Southeast Topo Map: Old Scab 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.