Mount Ellinor Hike Washington

We drove to the Upper Trailhead about 17 miles off of Hwy 101 in the Olympic National Forest.

From the upper trailhead the summit is only 1.6 miles long, but it is a 2500 ft elevation gain.

Our youngest brother and nephew joined us on this hike.

 The trail climbs the entire way, often in the rocks.

 Lots of wildflowers in bloom along the way.

  

There are lots of places to stop along the way to rest and admire the view to the south.

Hood Canal is seen to the far left and Lake Cushman is seen to the right

 As steep as the climb is, there are places where it is less steep.

 We ate lunch and enjoyed the views at the summit of Mount Ellinor
which is in the Skokomish Wilderness..

 To the east: Hood Canal, Kitsap Peninsula, Puget Sound and Mt Rainier (taken with zoom lens)

 To the southwest, Mount Rose (I think) and the Olympic Mtns

 To the north more Olympic Mtns

 To the northeast, the edge of the Olympic Mtns, Hood Canal and Mt Baker covered in clouds

The descent was steep, but we had gorgeous views in front of us most of the way down.