As you might expect from a former fire lookout, Sweetgrass Butte provides expansive views and carpets of wildflowers. The area provides a great respite from the hard hiking that much of the Methow Valley offers.
Standing at 6,104 feet, Sweetgrass Butte was home to a lookout until the mid sixties. Now, only wildflowers keep watch over the hills: Columbia Lewisia, Scarlet gilia, lupine, buckwheat, paintbrush, stonecrop, and forget-me-nots, among many others.
While this is more of a hilltop ramble than a hike on a trail, it is possible to park on a spur road just below the last push to the butte. Once parked, walk along this spur road to enjoy a beautiful walk of about 1.5 miles roundtrip, with beautiful flower meadows along the way.
Sweetgrass Butte
48.6693,
-120.3048
Map & Directions
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Length
- 1.5 miles, roundtrip
Parking Pass/Entry Fee
Northwest Forest Pass
As you might expect from a former fire lookout, Sweetgrass Butte provides expansive views and carpets of wildflowers. The area provides a great respite from the hard hiking that much of the Methow Valley offers.
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Hiking Sweetgrass Butte
Sweetgrass Butte
Map & Directions
Trailhead
Before You Go
Parking Pass/Entry Fee
Northwest Forest PassWTA 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
Take West Chewuch River Road. In 6.75 miles come to a junction with the East Chewuch River Road. Continue north on FR 51 and in 2.6 miles turn left at Eightmile Ranch onto FR 5130. Turn left on FR 5220 at the sign for Sweetgrass Butte, just 12 miles away. In about 9 miles, come to a sign for Cub Pass and a cattle guard. Take a right to arrive at Sweetgrass Butte in three miles. This last three miles is a beautiful section of the drive as you climb 1300 feet opening up expansive views as you travel to the butte.
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