Green Mountain Lookout

Switchback your way up through green open slopes and wildflower-bursting meadows to reach a rocky perch that first hosted fire lookouts more than a century ago. The long trek up to the summit is almost entirely out from under the forest canopy, offering long views that widen with each passing step and culminate in spectacular vistas from the catwalks of Green Mountain Lookout.

From the parking area, the Green Mountain Trail #782 slipping into the trees and quickly climbing past the trailhead registration station. Follow a dusty, steeping trail through mature forest under the only sheltering canopy found along this hike. Quickly reach a large meadow that foreshadows the rest of hike, trailside-wildflowers dot the greenery with color for a few moments before you briefly return to the firs. Soon the trees give way to encroaching meadowlands, flower-filled slopes and a first peek at horizons soon to be filled with snowcapped volcanos and jutting mountaintops.

There's a lot more to Green Mountain Lookout, and you can learn all about it in Washington Wildflower Hikes: 50 Destinations. You'll find a trail map, route descriptions, history, and more for this and many other hikes throughout the State. Help support hikingwithmybrother.com and the work we do by picking up a copy!