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Little Pend Oreille

Last modified Oct 26, 2009 01:57 PM
Contributors: Alyssa Kreider, Amanda Emily
Trail to summit of Mill Butte (Amanda Emily)
WTA is helping LPO to develop a trail for refuge visitors in the 40,200 acre Little Pend Oreille Wildlife Refuge 13 miles SE of Colville. The loop trail starts at the Refuge headquarters and heads upward gaining 600 ft to the regional views from Mill Butte. Approximately one-third of the route is on old road and rail beds through open ponderosa and lodge pole pine grasslands. Of interest along the way are large errata dropped by receding glaciers.
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Location
Little Pend Oreille - Mill Butte Trail (#)
Eastern Washington
National Wildlife Refuge
2.67 out of 5
Based on 3 votes
Roundtrip 4.5 miles
Elevation Gain 600 ft
Highest Point 2619 ft
Features
Rivers
Old growth
Summits
Wildlife
Guidebooks & Maps
http://www.fws.gov/littlependoreille/index.htm

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Driving Directions
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Red Marker Little Pend Oreille
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From Colville: From Main Street (Highway 395) in Colville, follow Third Avenue (Highway 20) for 6 miles (you will be traveling east toward Tiger, WA). There is a brown and white sign at the intersection of Main and Third labeled "Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge 13 miles." Just after passing White Mud Lake, make a right turn onto Artman-Gibson Road. The sign states the Refuge is 7 miles away. Travel 1.7 miles until reaching a 4-way intersection. Turn left onto Kitt-Narcisse Road and follow it for 2.2 miles where the road forks. Take the right fork onto Bear Creek Road and follow it for 3.3 miles. The Refuge Headquarters is a brown log building.From Spokane: Follow Highway 395 north. You can either drive all the way to Colville, or exit the highway in Arden (about 6 miles south of Colville). From Arden, make a right turn off the highway at Hall Road (just past a lumber mill on the left). At the stop sign, turn left onto the Old Arden Highway and travel a short distance. At the third right, turn onto Artman-Gibson Road and follow it for approximately 4 miles until reaching a 4-way intersection. Turn right onto Kitt-Narcisse Road and follow it for 2.2 miles where the road forks. Turn right onto Bear Creek Road and follow it for 3.3 miles. The Refuge Headquarters is a brown log building.
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