Yellowstone Cliffs and Windy Gap

Overview

Yellowstone Cliffs and Windy Gap offer a chance to experience a side of Mount Rainier National Park like no other. Most trails in the park highlight views of the main mountain, but here, it’s more about the surrounding peaks, which make the area seem more like somewhere in Alaska or Montana, rather than Washington. Add to that the fact that accessing this area now requires an approach hike in the double digits, and you’ve got a remote, high mountain valley where relatively few people come, despite the fact that it’s in Washington’s most popular national park.

Trail Stats

Photos

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Yellowstone Cliffs and berry bushes turning red. Photo by Mary&Mollie. Full-size image

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