Washington trails · Rattlesnake
Rattlesnake
A 10.3-mile network in Washington, with 2,569 ft of climbing. Reaches Rattlesnake Mountain and other summit/viewpoint destinations. Managed by WA Department of Natural Resources.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 46% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 3.6. It gives back about 2,804 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Rattlesnake Mountain (summit)
- Rattlesnake Ledge (viewpoint)
- Windy Landing (viewpoint)
- Rattlesnake Upper Ledge (viewpoint)
- Grand Prospect (viewpoint)
- Rattlesnake Middle Ledge (viewpoint)
- Stan's Overlook (viewpoint)
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Getting there
Rattlesnake access — parking nearby. 47.50873, -121.84466 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:52 a.m., the sun rises at 6:24 a.m. and sets at 7:49 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:21 p.m. (PDT) — 13 h 25 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 10.3-mile route takes roughly 5 h 06 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 11:30 a.m. — 8 h 20 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Burnt Mountain Trail + Rattlesnake + Burnt Mountain — 7.6 mi loop, 2,998 ft gain
- Burnt Mountain + Rattlesnake + Shellrock Peak — 10.8 mi loop, 3,744 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Mt Defiance — 12.4 mi
- Pacific Crest - Cle Elum_South — 20.5 mi
- Necklace Valley Trail — 28.1 mi