Contact Info
Gifford Pinchot National Forest
10024 US Hwy. 12
PO Box 670
Randle, WA
10024 US Hwy. 12
PO Box 670
Randle, WA
- Phone:
- 360-497-1100
Basics
- Location:
- In the Sawtooth Area
- Length:
- 1.6 miles
- Elevation Range:
- 4320 feet to 5685 feet
- Elevation Change:
- 1365 feet
Description
This trail takes hikers up to High Rock Lookout, one of three fire lookouts remaining on the Gifford Pinchot NF. The trail begins on Road 8440 and climbs steeply through increasingly sparse conifers to High Rock Lookout. High Rock is a prominent 5,685 feet high peak on Sawtooth Ridge with a sheer 600 foot drop on its north face.
Please use caution when exploring this area. Stay behind the cables. The fire lookout was built in 1929. The lookout offers incredible views of the Sawtooth Ridge, Mt. Rainier and much of the surrounding landscape.
Not recommended for bicycles or horses because of steep cliffs and exposures.
Details
Location:
In the Sawtooth Area
Length:
1.6 miles
Elevation Range:
4320 feet to 5685
Elevation Change:
1365
Map + Directions
Basic Directions
High Rock - Trailhead is at the intersection of FR 8440 and the southern end of High Rock Trial No. 266.
