Washington trails · Buckskin Ridge
Buckskin Ridge
A 17.6-mile out-and-back in Washington, with 2,904 ft of climbing. Reaches Silver Pass and other lake/pass destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 3,561 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Silver Pass (pass)
- Slate Pass (pass)
- Silver Lake (lake)
- Buckskin Lake (lake)
Getting there
SLATE PASS — parking nearby. 48.73230, -120.66832 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:45 a.m., the sun rises at 6:17 a.m. and sets at 7:47 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:19 p.m. (PDT) — 13 h 29 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 35.3-mile round trip works out to roughly 15 h 58 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Nearby trails
- Pct - Methow Valley — 15.2 mi
- Hidden Lakes — 16.4 mi
- Larch Creek Trail — 16.4 mi
- Larch Creek — 16.4 mi