Seattle: Carne Basin
Mountainsides of wildflowers and alpine larches will excite all five senses on this 6-mile out-and-back mountain trek in Wenatchee National Forest.
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Trail Facts
- Distance: 4.7
Waypoints
CBT001
Location: 48.0838661193848, -120.834892272949
Trailhead; bear N-NW on Phelps Creek Trail
CTB005
Location: 48.0846176147461, -120.817420959473
Vivid alpine meadows and mountain slopes covered with larches
CTB006
Location: 48.0840110778809, -120.814598083496
Snowy peaks of the Entiat Mtns to N
CTB007
Location: 48.0848426818848, -120.808555603027
Carne Basin; stream fed by snowmelt
CTB009
Location: 48.0842247009277, -120.805442810059
State’s largest known larch tree felled by lightning; continue on into Glacier Peak Wilderness
CTB008
Location: 48.0851783752441, -120.808776855469
Nice campsite on R; look closely for marmot dens
CTB004
Location: 48.084415435791, -120.830528259277
Old-growth Douglas fir forest on R
CBT003
Location: 48.0835876464844, -120.831771850586
Viewpoint on R to Chiwawa Ridge
CBT002
Location: 48.0843696594238, -120.834609985352
Turn R heading N-NE onto Carne Mountain Trail
CTB010
Location: 48.0881538391113, -120.802909851074
Carne Mountain (7,085 ft.)