The PCT at Suiattle River,
Pacific Crest Trail Map 189
Elevation
SOURCE: METI, NASA, PICKATRAIL, USGS
PCT Map 189 (NOBO): From Kennedy Peak the PCT heads northeast and follows Vista Creek to the Suiattle River. The trail follows the river northwest to cross. After crossing the river, the trail returns to where Vista Creek and the Suiattle River converge.
What is the length of this section of the PCT?
Metrics
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Length 1 | Min Ele 2 | Max Ele 3 | Range 4 |
| 15.9 mi | 2,372 ft | 5,951 ft | 3,579 ft |
| Northbound | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time 5 | Gain 6 | Loss 7 | Rating 8 |
| 7.5 hrs | 2,021 ft | 3,527 ft | VS |
| Southbound | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Gain | Loss | Rating |
| 8.0 hrs | 3,527 ft | 2,021 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 Suiattle River 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: Downey Mountain, WA
- North Topo Map: Dome Peak, WA
- Northeast Topo Map: Agnes Mountain, WA
- West Topo Map: Lime Mountain, WA
- Topo Map: Gamma Peak, WA
- East Topo Map: Suiattle Pass, WA
- Southwest Topo Map: Glacier Peak West, WA
- South Topo Map: Glacier Peak East, WA
- Southeast Topo Map: Clark 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.