Suntop Lookout

 This afternoon I drove up FSR 73 and 7315 coming back from Mt Rainier NP to do the short steep hike up to Suntop Lookout.
The trailhead is a short ways up from the parking area.
This trail gains 500 ft in 1/2 mile.

 The trail goes up through the forest.

 There were some views of Mt Rainier going up the trail.

 The fire lookout is currently closed.

 View from the back of the lookout to the north. In the far distance are the central Cascades and Mount Stuart.

 Back of the fire lookout

 A trail leads to the south with clearer views of Mt Rainier.

Heading back down the trail.


















There were only a few wildflowers in bloom along the trail today: