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The Pacific Northwest Trail (PNT) is a 1,200-mile (1,900 km) hiking trail running from the Continental Divide in Montana to the Pacific Ocean on Washington's Olympic Coast. Along the way, the PNT crosses three national parks , seven national forests , and two other national scenic trails .
Ron Strickland (born March 19, 1943) is an American conservationist, long distance trail developer, and author.He is the founder of the 1,200-mile (1,900 km) Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail (PNT) and of the proposed transcontinental Sea-to-Sea Route.
The trail is common with the Pacific Crest Trail from Three Points to Vincent Gap and passes over Mount Baden-Powell. Spokane River Centennial Trail: 37 60 Washington: Sontag Park in Nine Mile Falls, Washington: Washington / Idaho state line: Paved trail along the Spokane River connects to the North Idaho Centennial Trail for further 23 miles.
Dec. 31—The U.S. Forest Service has released a comprehensive plan for the Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail, marking a milestone for a route established in 2009 but used by hikers for ...
The Northwest Coast is the coastal region of the Pacific Northwest, and the Northwest Plateau (also commonly known as "the Interior" in British Columbia), [1] is the inland region. The term "Pacific Northwest" should not be confused with the Northwest Territory (also known as the Great Northwest, a historical term in the United States) or the ...
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The nearest higher peak is Amphitheater Mountain, 2.35 miles (3.78 km) to the west-northwest. [1] The Pacific Northwest Trail traverses the northern slopes of Apex Mountain as it crosses Apex Pass. Precipitation runoff from Apex Mountain drains west into Cathedral Creek, or east into Tungsten Creek, both tributaries of the Chewuch River .
The Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail traverses the Forest. More than 90 miles (140 km) of the 1,200-mile (1,900 km) trail are within the Kootenai. The Kootenai and the Clark Fork rivers are the major rivers and are fed by abundant rainfall that is more than double that amount found elsewhere in Montana.