In focus: Panoramic views at Mount Fremont Lookout in Mount Rainier National Park

Chronicle photographer Ridley Hudson captured these photos from the Mount Fremont Lookout Trail at Mount Rainier National Park on Sunday, Sept. 29.

The Mount Fremont Lookout Trail is a 5.6-mile round trip and takes about three hours to complete.

“The trailhead starts at 6,400 feet elevation at Sunrise and climbs moderately a short distance to the top of Sourdough Ridge,” the National Park Service states. “Follow the Sourdough Ridge trail west to the five-way trial intersection at Frozen Lake. From there, the trail to Mount Fremont traverses the west side of a rocky ridge for another 1.3 miles to the historic Mount Fremont Fire Lookout built in the 1930s.”

Learn more about the trail here: https://www.nps.gov/mora/planyourvisit/mount-fremont-lookout.htm