Seattle: Whiskey Dick Mountain
This stunning 12-mile romp visits one of the most beautiful and rugged desert shrub-steppe areas of central Washington and is well worth the 2-hour drive from downtown.
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Trail Facts
- Distance: 9.7
Waypoints
WDM001
Location: 46.9675674438477, -120.123428344727
Head E on jeep road leading along broad flat ridge
WDM002
Location: 46.9674682617188, -120.113616943359
Pass E through fence by an old shed
WDM003
Location: 46.9588775634766, -120.087333679199
Stunning view E down Rocky Coulee to the Columbia River
WDM004
Location: 46.9537811279297, -120.06844329834
Jeep track U turns back NE to drop into coulee
WDM005
Location: 46.9584312438965, -120.064834594727
Pass through floor of Rocky Coulee, heading ENE; abundant falls in spring; deer and elk in the fall
WDM006
Location: 46.9589233398438, -120.060638427734
Veer N @ fork in jeep track to leave coulee floor
WDM007
Location: 46.9593124389648, -120.05916595459
Masses of rare hedgehog cactus bloom in April and May
WDM008
Location: 46.9636535644531, -120.059646606445
Continue N, passing through huge old-growth sage
WDM009
Location: 46.9687309265137, -120.066787719727
Lone Star spring
WDM010
Location: 46.9723281860352, -120.071846008301
Junction with two jeep tracks; turn L @ posts, head SW cross-country toward high point
WDM011
Location: 46.9701461791992, -120.075958251953
Top of easternmost summit of Whiskey Dick Mountain; rocky basalt cliff bands and grand desert views