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Burroughs Mountain Loop Via Glacier Basin route map
Difficulty: ExpertLoop
Mount Rainier National Park/Washington

Burroughs Mountain Loop Via Glacier Basin

Ashford, Washington

10.3 mi

Distance

4,006 ft

Elev. Gain

5h 4m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Expert

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Burroughs Mountain Loop Via Glacier Basin unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:1,318 ft
Max:2,245 ft
Gain:1,221 ft
Loss:1,221 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,318 ft and 2,245 ft across 10.3 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,318 ft1,627 ft1,936 ft2,245 ft0.0 mi2.6 mi5.2 mi7.7 mi10.3 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,318 ft
High point4.6 mi2,245 ft
End10.3 mi1,318 ft

Trail Details

  • No dogs
Route Type
Loop

Official sources & verification

Managed by National Park Service

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Source of truth

Where it is

Nearest town:
Greenwater, WA · about 16 mi away
County:
Pierce County, WA
Jurisdiction:
Mount Rainier National Park · National Park Service

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

Verify by phone or mail

  • Operator:360-569-2211
  • Address:55210 238th Avenue East · Ashford, WA · 98304
We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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