Observation Rock 2021

Itinerary

• 3:50 AM - Leave home (2:10 hr drive)
• 6:00 AM - Arrive
• 6:15 AM - Start hiking
• 10:00 AM - At base (5 miles, 3,750 ft gain, take more direct way in, all snow free till climb itself basically)
• 10:30 AM - Climbing
• 1:30 PM - Top
• 1:45 PM - Hike off
• 2:15 PM - Back at base, hike back (5 miles, mostly downhill, 3 hours)
• 5:15 PM - Back at car
• 5:30 PM - Drive home (2:20 hr drive)
• 7:50 PM - Home

Weather

Dawn 6:12 AM, sunrise 6:40 AM, sunset 7:30 PM, dusk 7:59 PM.

Starting at 45 degrees, mostly cloudy, calm (2 mph) winds. Temps decreasing to 40 degrees once we reach elevation, windier (11 mph), but partly sunny (49% cloud cover). Temps then increasing to 50 when we get back to trailhead.