{"id":5638,"date":"2026-06-19T21:13:35","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T21:13:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/?p=5638"},"modified":"2026-06-30T18:24:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T18:24:26","slug":"sunrise-peak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/2026\/06\/19\/sunrise-peak\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunrise Peak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Friday, June 19, 2026<\/p>\n<p>My final hike in the Dark Divide area was to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wta.org\/go-hiking\/hikes\/sunrise-peak\">Sunrise Peak<\/a>.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Driving up Road 2324, there&#8217;s a spot about 4.2 miles up where the road passes through a narrow gap being overtaken by the uphill slope:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cheryl_hill\/55348419796\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55348419796_83eb057b69_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise Peak Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There was no one at the trailhead when I arrived. I had a nice view of Juniper Ridge and Sunrise Peak:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cheryl_hill\/55348838480\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55348838480_ab61cfa7f2_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise Peak Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cheryl_hill\/55348838265\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55348838265_fc5e270176_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise Peak Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/r06\/giffordpinchot\/recreation\/trails\/trail-262-sunrise\">Sunrise Trail #262<\/a> starts at the end of a logging spur and wastes no time in gaining elevation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cheryl_hill\/55348838460\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55348838460_8e33e6625e_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise Peak Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As with my hike to Juniper Ridge yesterday, this trail was also rutted by dirt bikes:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cheryl_hill\/55348636909\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55348636909_0d27fc1938_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise Peak Hike\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cheryl_hill\/55348901643\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55348901643_3d3274b0d7_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise Peak Hike\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I reached a spot with a nice viewpoint:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cheryl_hill\/55349163690\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55349163690_998c7caf42_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise Peak Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cheryl_hill\/55349163600\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55349163600_2bf77a8818_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise Peak Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cheryl_hill\/55348901258\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55348901258_59ab3c3bea_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise Peak Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t see as many wildflowers as yesterday, but did see a few:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cheryl_hill\/55349163180\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55349163180_3ddd4a04e2_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise Peak Hike\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cheryl_hill\/55347812997\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55347812997_caf7e58428_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise Peak Hike\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cheryl_hill\/55347813237\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55347813237_78cf76d46a_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise Peak Hike\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cheryl_hill\/55349163100\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55349163100_6937228cc6_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise Peak Hike\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At 0.8 miles I reached the junction where Sunrise Peak Trail #262A heads off to the right:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cheryl_hill\/55350962550\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55350962550_d6f03914e5_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise Peak Hike\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is supposed to be a hiker-only trail, but I found that the dirt bikes were using it and had created a deep narrow rut. Photos can&#8217;t convey how bad this was. It took me 45 minutes to hike up the next half mile. Because of the rut down the middle of the trail I had to put one foot directly in front of the other. It was slow and tedious:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cheryl_hill\/55349609372\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55349609372_f20c4f5186_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise Peak Hike\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cheryl_hill\/55350540201\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55350540201_dc737a79be_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise Peak Hike\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Finally the trail broke out of the trees:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cheryl_hill\/55350761684\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55350761684_e55744417a_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise Peak Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And I had a nice view of Jumbo Peak:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cheryl_hill\/55349609182\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55349609182_b21bca600c_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise Peak Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The trail goes around this cliff:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cheryl_hill\/55350962140\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55350962140_5d5274f0dc_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise Peak Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There were some more wildflowers here:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cheryl_hill\/55350770199\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55350770199_d0874ecb3d_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise Peak Hike\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cheryl_hill\/55350770159\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55350770159_9121cd327d_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise Peak Hike\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cheryl_hill\/55349617507\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55349617507_de4b47fbc6_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise Peak Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cheryl_hill\/55350932002\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55350932002_dd2926a225_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise Peak Hike\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then I reached the junction with Sunrise Peak Trail #261A where I turned right and headed toward the summit:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cheryl_hill\/55350970695\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55350970695_97dc6fb0d2_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise Peak Hike\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cheryl_hill\/55349619247\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55349619247_13b5407ca7_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise Peak Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This was once the site of a fire lookout. All that remains is a railing, some anchor points, and cable:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cheryl_hill\/55350570041\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55350570041_82f1f477f6_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise Peak Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cheryl_hill\/55350550181\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55350550181_dbeaf82a1c_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise Peak Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cheryl_hill\/55349617762\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55349617762_2e270987d7_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise Peak Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cheryl_hill\/55350992870\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55350992870_5ea7a83738_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise Peak Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cheryl_hill\/55350733138\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55350733138_bc7f76913a_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise Peak Hike\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cheryl_hill\/55352021223\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55352021223_4496df32ba_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise Peak Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The views up here are incredible. Looking south at Jumbo Peak:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cheryl_hill\/55350972290\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55350972290_7aab3686b1_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise Peak Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cheryl_hill\/55350771249\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55350771249_a90d6c9626_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise Peak Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mt. St. Helens to the west:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cheryl_hill\/55350971515\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55350971515_170ae122d2_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise Peak Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cheryl_hill\/55350712513\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55350712513_5431770590_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise Peak Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And in front of Mt. St. Helens is Langille Ridge with McCoy Peak and Langille Peak:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cheryl_hill\/55350770659\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55350770659_f8975b8ec0_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise Peak Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cheryl_hill\/55350970600\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55350970600_a31bf50983_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise Peak Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mt. Burley:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cheryl_hill\/55350548271\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55350548271_233c8f6132_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise Peak Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Juniper Ridge with the grassy slope of Juniper Peak at center:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cheryl_hill\/55350769854\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55350769854_65af615c7a_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise Peak Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I wonder if those dead trees are beetle kill:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cheryl_hill\/55349632207\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55349632207_c432f9725a_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise Peak Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mt. Rainier:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cheryl_hill\/55350711483\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55350711483_0181f62bb9_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise Peak Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cheryl_hill\/55350551506\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55350551506_7df5f65b91_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise Peak Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Goat Rocks:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cheryl_hill\/55349623837\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55349623837_0cf0397f28_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise Peak Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mt. Adams:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cheryl_hill\/55350784904\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55350784904_912d092a46_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise Peak Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cheryl_hill\/55350784909\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55350784909_a46edb1bb9_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise Peak Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mt. Hood:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cheryl_hill\/55350733568\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55350733568_a1e2504549_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise Peak Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After spending some time on the summit and enjoying the fantastic views, I headed back down:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cheryl_hill\/55350791559\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55350791559_91dcaa7ccb_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise Peak Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rather than retrace my steps I took #261A to the north until it met up with Juniper Ridge Trail #261. I followed this north a short distance to see if there was anything interesting. I did spot some avalanche lilies and phlox:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cheryl_hill\/55352021153\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55352021153_6c99f08728_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise Peak Hike\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cheryl_hill\/55352078874\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55352078874_1cd959d080_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise Peak Hike\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And I got a view of the other side of Sunrise Peak:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cheryl_hill\/55352078824\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55352078824_b074628934_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise Peak Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cheryl_hill\/55351866636\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55351866636_ac40e2b904_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise Peak Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Otherwise the trail was in the trees without any views:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cheryl_hill\/55351866866\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55351866866_569e8948d5_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise Peak Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I turned around and followed the Juniper Ridge Trail south. This stretch was just as miserable as what I had encountered earlier, with an eroded rutted trail:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cheryl_hill\/55352286025\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55352286025_355fb62d8e_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise Peak Hike\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cheryl_hill\/55352021143\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55352021143_83c2882876_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise Peak Hike\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I met back up with the Sunrise Trail and turned left:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cheryl_hill\/55352078739\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55352078739_fc6b2044f7_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise Peak Hike\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A parting view of Mt. Adams from the trail:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cheryl_hill\/55353172669\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55353172669_9f224f8b7a_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise Peak Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As with <a href=\"https:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/2026\/06\/18\/tongue-mountain\/\">Tongue Mountain<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/2026\/06\/18\/juniper-ridge\/\">Juniper Ridge<\/a> yesterday, Sunrise Peak is a gorgeous destination with a wretched hiking experience to get there. I had wanted to also explore Jumbo Peak while I was up here, but I couldn&#8217;t handle any more of these ruts. It&#8217;s unfortunately that these trails have been so destroyed as to make them unhikeable.<\/p>\n<p>Gaia stats: 4.1 miles, 1,100&#8242; elevation gain<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friday, June 19, 2026 My final hike in the Dark Divide area was to Sunrise Peak.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5639,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[187,161],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5638"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5638"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"http:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5638\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5657,"href":"http:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5638\/revisions\/5657"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5639"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5638"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}