The road up Mt. Washburn about two or three miles from the main highway in the upper loop of YNP, halfway between Tower Roosevelt and Canyon Village, is very rough gravel and tough on a nice car! However the worst part is that once you...More

Yellowstone National Park has so many outstanding and unique geothermal features to visit, i.e. geysers, hot springs, mud pots, etc. etc., a person almost forgets that there are some pretty spectacular features that require us to look higher up in the sky. Mt. Washburn is...More

Mount Washburn can be reached by 2 routes: 1) Dunraven Pass: 6 mi/9.6 km roundtrip, 1393 ft/425 m elevation gain, strenuous rating 2) Chittenden Road: 5 mi/8 km roundtrip, 1393 ft/425 m elevation gain, strenuous rating Although the Chittenden Road route is shorter, you need...More

My friends and I recently hiked up Mount Washburn during our trip to Yellowstone in August. It's a popular day hike and is about 7 miles round trip. Parking was scarce in the lot at start of the trailhead, so make sure you come early....More

Our family, with two teens, had a great morning hiking up Mount Washburn. ARRIVE EARLY!!! The packing lot is small and we got one of the last spots at 9:00am. The hike is moderate due to the altitude, but not hard because it is basically...More

It's not comparable to Avalanche Peak but a normal tourist will be able to hike to the top of it on a wide trail. There you'll see the area around Grand Canyon of Yellowstone.

We hiked up via the Chittenden Road. We started off around 11 am. The road is wide and well maintained. The two of us aren't in the greatest shape (43 yrs old and 74 yrs old) so we took it slow and easy. For me,...More