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Distance: 15 km
Elevation Gain: 655 m (2149 ft)
Time: 4 hours
Difficulty: Moderate
The alpine of the Eldorado Creek Valley is a beautiful area south of Atlin, near Sentinel Mountain in the Johnson Range. This is recommended as a backpacking trip with 1-2 nights in the alpine and adding on a side trip up Sentinel Mountain and its extensive ridge. The views along the ridge are beautiful, especially if you get over to the western extent which offers sweeping views of Atlin Lake and the distant icefields. Add distance, time and elevation if you are hiking Sentinel Mountain and its ridge (add 8-10 km return and another 500 m elevation gain). Note Sentinel Mountain and the ridge can also be accessed from Burdette Creek from the south, where the Atlin Alpine Society rents a hut.
Elevation Gain: 655 m (2149 ft)
Time: 4 hours
Difficulty: Moderate
The alpine of the Eldorado Creek Valley is a beautiful area south of Atlin, near Sentinel Mountain in the Johnson Range. This is recommended as a backpacking trip with 1-2 nights in the alpine and adding on a side trip up Sentinel Mountain and its extensive ridge. The views along the ridge are beautiful, especially if you get over to the western extent which offers sweeping views of Atlin Lake and the distant icefields. Add distance, time and elevation if you are hiking Sentinel Mountain and its ridge (add 8-10 km return and another 500 m elevation gain). Note Sentinel Mountain and the ridge can also be accessed from Burdette Creek from the south, where the Atlin Alpine Society rents a hut.
Recent Comments
October 11, 2022
KKJ on Paint Mountain
Trail is in good condition but recent conditions have made for some slippery sections/ erosion. Trail can be completed in way less time than the estimated four hours but moist conditions require caution.
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October 9, 2022
CM on King's Throne
Did this on Oct 8th during an unusually warm spell this October. Zero snow on the hike up the east ridge, excellent traction since the ground was still damp from melting of recent dustings. Visibility from the top was superb, the Hubbard massif was awesome. No snow at all until the recent (but melti...
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October 7, 2022
jeanne on Mount Perkins
A fantastic hike, with stellar views. Albeit the flagging is becoming faded but certainly an asset. The only consideration - allow for 7 - 7.5 hours to the summit & return.
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October 4, 2022
Pippa Lawson on Cottonwood Trail
If you want to camp after Dalton Pass and before Mush Lake Road (as we did), there are not many good options once the road descends into higher bushes. As Parks notes, there is an old camp partway down in the trees, just off the road. The camp is located in a long, relatively flat, open and grassy...
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October 4, 2022
Pippa Lawson on Jackson Ridge
By walking a couple hundred metres further along the road (past the flagged turnoff point), you can avoid bushwhacking and rocks - there’s a wide open grassy route (old ATV track) that leads right up to the ridge, albeit further north. Easy walking!
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