The PCT at Yakima Pass,
Pacific Crest Trail Map 180
Elevation
SOURCE: METI, NASA, PICKATRAIL, USGS
PCT Map 180 (NOBO): From Dandy Pass, the Pacific Crest Trail enters the Wenatchee National Forest before crossing Yamina Pass and continues northward to Rockdale and the south fork of the Snoqualmie River.
What is the length of this section of the PCT?
Metrics
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Length 1 | Min Ele 2 | Max Ele 3 | Range 4 |
| 13.3 mi | 3,169 ft | 4,498 ft | 1,329 ft |
| Northbound | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time 5 | Gain 6 | Loss 7 | Rating 8 |
| 5.6 hrs | 1,387 ft | 1,995 ft | S |
| Southbound | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Gain | Loss | Rating |
| 5.9 hrs | 1,995 ft | 1,387 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 Yakima 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: Bandera, WA
- North Topo Map: Snoqualmie Pass, WA
- Northeast Topo Map: Chikamin Peak, WA
- West Topo Map: Findley Lake, WA
- Topo Map: Lost Lake, WA
- East Topo Map: Stampede Pass, WA
- Southwest Topo Map: Nagrom, WA
- South Topo Map: Lester, WA
- Southeast Topo Map: Blowout 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.