7. White Mountain
ç DIFFICULTY 3
HABITAT: Subalpine meadows in an old burn.
WILDLIFE: Lynx, wolverine, pine marten, cou-
gar, moose, gray wolf, mule deer, black bear.
VIEWING OPPORTUNITY: A 6-mile roundtrip
hike climbs to White Mountain, the southernmost peak on the Kettle Crest National Recreation Trail, through subalpine meadows maintained by the 1988 White Mountain Fire.
ACCESS: About 4 miles west of Kettle Falls on
Hwy 395, cross the bridge over the Columbia
Bald Mountain. © James Johnston
River. Almost immediately (0.1 mile), turn
left (west) on Hwy 20, toward the town of Republic. Continue about
18 miles to South Fork Sherman Creek Road (NF 2020). Turn left
and follow NF Road 2020 approximately 6 miles until the road forks.
Bear right on Barnaby Creek Road (NF 2014). Stay on NF Road 2014
approximately 4 miles until the road forks again. Turn right onto NF
Road 250. Follow this road approximately 4 miles until its end at the
White Mountain trailhead.
8. Jungle Hill
m ç DIFFICULTY 4
HABITAT: Conifer forest, aspen islands, sagebrush meadows.
WILDLIFE: Great gray owl, goshawk, wolverine, lynx, marten, mule deer, elk, gray wolf,
moose, black bear.
Jungle Hill. © Leif Jakobsen
VIEWING OPPORTUNITY: The 2.75-mile trail
features a variety of classic Kettle Range habitats from interior mixedconifer forest to aspen groves and sagebrush meadows.
ACCESS: 4 miles west of Kettle Falls on US 395, cross the bridge over the
Columbia River. Almost immediately (0.1 mile), turn left (west) on Hwy
20. Continue to the Albion Hill Road (NF 2030) turn-off (just east of
the top of Sherman Pass near milepost 323). Turn right (north) off Hwy
20 onto Albion Hill Rd, driving a mile to the signed Jungle Hill Campground. Turn left and proceed to the campground loop at the road's end.
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