Buttermilk Ridge

North Cascades > Methow/Sawtooth

48.2666, -120.4356 Map & Directions

Highest Point: 8,272 feet

Buttermilk Ridge. Photo by John Porter. Full-size image

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The route to Buttermilk Ridge is a Class 3 and involved exposed scrambling. Gear and expertise are recommended. Continue reading

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Hiking Buttermilk Ridge

The route to Buttermilk Ridge is a Class 3 and involved exposed scrambling. Gear and expertise are recommended.

The route to Buttermilk Ridge begins on the West Fork Buttermilk Ridge Trail, and connects with the Fisher Creek Trail Summit Trail, and Surprise Lake Trail.

Buttermilk Ridge

Map & Directions

Trailhead

Co-ordinates: 48.2666, -120.4356 Open in Google Maps

Before You Go

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Northwest Forest Pass

WTA Pro Tip: Save a copy of our directions before you leave! App-based driving directions aren't always accurate and data connections may be unreliable as you drive to the trailhead.

Getting There

Drive 11 miles west on the Twisp River Road and turn left to cross Buttermilk Bridge. Stay left here. The East Fork Buttermilk Road becomes FR 43. Continue down this road for about 4 miles and turn right onto FR4300-500, following the road for about 3 miles to the trailhead at the end of the road.