The PCT at Stevens Pass,
Pacific Crest Trail Map 185
Elevation
SOURCE: METI, NASA, PICKATRAIL, USGS
PCT Map 185 (NOBO): After crossing a railraod, the Pacific Crest Trail crosses Highway 2 at Stevens Pass before heading north to Mount McCausland 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 |
| 15.8 mi | 3,786 ft | 5,233 ft | 1,447 ft |
| Northbound | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time 5 | Gain 6 | Loss 7 | Rating 8 |
| 7.4 hrs | 2,907 ft | 2,474 ft | VS |
| Southbound | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Gain | Loss | Rating |
| 7.3 hrs | 2,474 ft | 2,907 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 Stevens 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: Captain Point, WA
- North Topo Map: Labyrinth Mountain, WA
- Northeast Topo Map: Mount Howard, WA
- West Topo Map: Scenic, WA
- Topo Map: Stevens Pass, WA
- East Topo Map: Chiwaukum Mountains, WA
- Southwest Topo Map: Mount Daniel, WA
- South Topo Map: The Cradle, WA
- Southeast Topo Map: Jack Ridge, 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.