Crest Trail—Guidebooks.
Classification: LCC GV199.42.W2 P3433 2017 | DDC 796.5109797—dc23
LC record available at lccn.loc.gov/2017030898
Project editor: Ritchey Halphen
Cartography and cover design: Scott McGrew
Photos: Adrienne Schaefer, except where noted
Text design: Ian Szymkowiak/Palace Press International, with updates by Annie Long
Copy editor: Kerry J. Smith
Proofreader: Rebecca Henderson
Indexer: Sylvia Coates
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Front cover: Snowgrass Flats in Goat Rocks Wilderness; photo by Spring Images/Alamy Stock Photo; (inset) on the Pacific Crest Trail near Harts Pass; photo by TMI / Alamy Stock Photo
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Gillette Lake (Day Hike, Out-and-Back, 5 miles)
2 Bunker Hill (Day Hike, Out-and-Back, 3.6 miles)
3 Lemei Lake (Day Hike/1 Night, Semiloop, 12.5 miles)
4 Horseshoe Meadow (Day Hike/1 Night, Out-and-Back, 10 miles)
5 Nannie Ridge (Day Hike/1 Night, Loop, 14.5 miles)
6 Old Snowy Mountain (2–3 days, Out-and-Back, 26 miles)
7 Round Mountain (Day Hike, Out-and-Back, 12 miles)
8 Buesch and Dumbbell Lakes (Day Hike/1 Night, Loop, 16 miles)
9 Laughingwater Creek (Day Hike/1 Night, Out-and-Back, 12–20 miles)
10 Dewey Lake (Day Hike, Loop, 8 miles)
11 Sheep Lake and Sourdough Gap (Day Hike, Out-and-Back, 6.4 miles)
12 Bullion Basin to Silver Creek (Day Hike, Loop, 7 miles)
13 Big Crow Basin (Day Hike/1 Night, Loop, 12.5 miles)
14 Mirror Lake (Day Hike, Loop, 6 miles)
15 Commonwealth Basin to Red Pass (Day Hike, Out-and-Back, 10 miles)
16 Kendall Katwalk (Day Hike, Out-and-Back, 12 miles)
17 Spectacle Lake (2–3 days, Out-and-Back, 20 miles)
18 Cathedral and Deception Passes (Day Hike/1 Night, Loop, 14.5 miles)
19 Surprise and Glacier Lakes (Day Hike, Out-and-Back, 10 miles)
20 Hope and Mig Lakes (Day Hike, Out-and-Back, 4 miles)
21 Chain and Doelle Lakes (3–4 days, Out-and-Back, 22 miles)
STEVENS PASS TO CANADIAN BORDER
22 Lake Valhalla (Day Hike/1 Night, Point-to-point, 8.5 miles)
23 Cady Ridge to Kodak Peak (2–3 days, Out-and-Back, 18 miles)