The PCT at Mount Baker Forest,
Pacific Crest Trail Map 187
Elevation
SOURCE: METI, NASA, PICKATRAIL, USGS
PCT Map 187 (NOBO): From Skykomish Peak the Pacific Crest Trail heads north to Wards Pass and Dishpan Gap, Kodak Peak and Indian Pass. The trail continues through Mount Baker and Wenatchee National Forests.
What is the length of this section of the PCT?
Metrics
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Length 1 | Min Ele 2 | Max Ele 3 | Range 4 |
| 15.1 mi | 4,068 ft | 6,558 ft | 2,490 ft |
| Northbound | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time 5 | Gain 6 | Loss 7 | Rating 8 |
| 7.0 hrs | 1,943 ft | 3,056 ft | VS |
| Southbound | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Gain | Loss | Rating |
| 7.3 hrs | 3,056 ft | 1,943 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 Baker Forest 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: Sloan Peak, WA
- North Topo Map: Glacier Peak West, WA
- Northeast Topo Map: Glacier Peak East, WA
- West Topo Map: Blanca Lake, WA
- Topo Map: Benchmark Mountain, WA
- East Topo Map: Poe Mountain, WA
- Southwest Topo Map: Evergreen Mountain, WA
- South Topo Map: Captain Point, WA
- Southeast Topo Map: Labyrinth 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.