Lookout Mountain-Monogram Lake Trail 743
This trail is very steep and gains elevation rapidly with continual switchbacks the first 2.5 miles. Find the first campsites at 2 miles near a creek. At 2.8 miles you will arrive at a junction in the trail.
Turning left will take you to Lookout Mountain Lookout; right to the Monogram Lake Trail. The trail to Lookout Mountain stays in the forest for .75 miles before breaking out into high open meadows.
The lookout was built in 1962, replacing a 1929 structure. The lookout offers spectacular views of Teebone Ridge, Hidden Lake Peak, Eldorado Peak and other icy Cascade peaks.
Warning: Limit the number of people to two people per side on the lookout catwalks to prevent them from collapsing.
To reach Monogram Lake, turn right at the 2.8-mile junction and continue 2.1 miles to the lake. The trail enters the North Cascades National Park soon after leaving the junction, opens to subalpine meadows, climbs to a 5,400-foot ridge and descends to the lake at 4,800 feet elevation.
Please use a backcountry stove in place of building a campfire in keeping with Leave No Trace Principles.
Lookout Mountain: Washington Trails Association Hiking Guide and Trip Reports
Monogram Lake: Washington Trails Association Hiking Guide and Trip Reports
Specific Trail Information
Trail Number
Trail Type
General Information
Maps:
- Green Trails: Marblemount #47
- Mt Baker Ranger District
- USGS: Big Devil Peak
Monogram Lake Trail is in the North Cascades National Park and a National Park Service Backcountry Permit is required for overnight stays. Obtain a permit in person at the National Park Service Wilderness Information Center in Marblemount.
Hiker only. North Cascades National Park regulations along this trail limit party size to 12 and prohibit pets and campfires.
Address: 810 State Route 20 Sedro-Woolley, WA 98284
Phone: (360) 854-2553
Hours: OPEN: Mon & Tues 8am-4pm, full service (All Interagency Passes, Forest Permits, Maps, NW Forest Passes); Wed-Fri 8am-11:45 pm & 12:30 pm-4pm, limited service (Maps, NW Forest Passes, Interagency Annual Pass Only); CLOSED: Sat & Sun
Getting There
Directions
From the Mt. Baker Ranger District office in Sedro-Woolley, follow State Route 20 east for 39 miles to Marblemount. On the east end of town, turn right on the Cascade River Road, immediately cross the Skagit River and continue on the Cascade River Road for 6.5 miles. The trailhead is on the Cascade River Road on the left (north) side of the road, approximately 0.5 miles inside the national forest boundary.
