Seattle: Longs Pass
In a mere 5.2 miles, you'll rise 2,200 feet for a skybox view of Mt. Stuart's wrinkly south face dominating a tawny valley, then descend back to earth again.
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Trail Facts
- Distance: 4.2
Waypoints
LON001
Location: 47.4366569519043, -120.937126159668
Turn N into Wenatchee National Forest
LON002
Location: 47.440372467041, -120.938499450684
Veer R @ Y onto Ingalls Way Trail 1390
LON003
Location: 47.4440689086914, -120.936561584473
Trail cuts E; look W to ridges of the Esmeralda Peaks and Hawkins Mtn., appearing like giant gray incisors
LON004
Location: 47.444652557373, -120.932411193848
Pass several small grassy meadows with patches of vibrant wildflowers before switchback ascent through pines and larches
LON005
Location: 47.4445724487305, -120.930839538574
Turn R @ Y onto Longs Pass Trail 1229; trail switchbacks up slope of packed rock and dirt
LON006
Location: 47.4455223083496, -120.926605224609
Go L @ Y onto old roadbed once used by early mining prospectors
LON007
Location: 47.446647644043, -120.926231384277
Turn R; begin final stretch on thin trail
LON008
Location: 47.4470748901367, -120.925720214844
Jagged mountain views make final switchbacks easier
LON009
Location: 47.4492416381836, -120.925270080566
Longs Pass. At 6,300 ft., this open col shows off the big, glacially formed peaks of the Stuart Range-most notably 9,415-ft. Mt. Stuart. Retrace steps to trailhead
