Table Top Mountain Trail - A good day trip

Approximately 72 miles away from Fairbanks up to the North. On Steese highway to Nome Creek Rd/US Creek Road is where the Table Top Mountain Trailhead start. It's a good day drive and a hike up to Table Top Mountain. Amazing scenery!


Almost to the Table Top Mountain trails
Almost to the top

Scenic road to Table Top Mountain Trail
A scenic drive on Nome Creek/US Creek Road



View of Table Top Mountain from the road
View of Table Top Mountain



View of Table Top Mountain through burnt tress
View of Table Top Mountain through burnt trees




Information on White Mountains
Table Top Mountain is in White Mountain which is a Federal land managed by Bureau of Land Management. There are several activities the White Mountains has offer.  White Mountains



Map of Table Top Mountain Trails
The Table Top Mountain trail map. It's a loop trail, a 3 mile hike and a moderate climb.



View from the trail on Table Top Mountain


View of Table Top Mountain and the burnt Trees from wildfires


Burnt Tress from wildfires on the trail to Table Top Mountain

This was part of the Table Top Mountain Trail Welcome sign. 

"Wildfire during the summer of 2004 swept through Nome Creek Valley, charring the forest. Table Top Mountain Trail is still worth hiking for panoramic views from the top. The lower parts of the trail pass through a regenerating spruce forest. Trees that fall across the trail are periodically removed. Watch the trees that my still tip over in the wind or after rain has soaked the ground. Above tree line, the trail is marked with rock cairn. From the top, on clear days, you can experience a panoramic view of the surrounding highlands, Lime Peak, the granite tors in the Quartz Creek Trail area and occasionally, the Alaska Range." 





The trail winds through burnt trees
The trail winds through burnt and charred spruce trees



Beautiful blue wildflowers on the side of the trail up to Table Top Mountain
Beautiful Wildflowers




Alaskan Wild Blueberries on the side of the trail to Table Top Mountain
A great place to go picking for wild Alaskan blueberry 


View of Table Top Mountain
It was a cloudy day and when we reached almost to the top, the temperature dropped. It was too cold for me to continue, so we decided to head back down. 




Beautiful View of the Valley
View of the valley from the top


Table Top Mountain Trail



View from Table Top Mountain



Davidson Ditch Historical Site Sign
Davidson Ditch Historical Site
White Mountains National Recreation Are
Bureau of Land Management


View of old tailing files from the gold dredge
Old tailing files from the gold dredge that went through the valley


View of a standing rock on the side of the trail




Grass and burnt tress

This hike was taken awhile back and it was a really good trip. We still have our dear dog Abby. Hopefully this summer we get to go there again and with our son Alan.

Google Map shows over 2 hours of drive to Table Top Mountain
Table Top Mountain Trails 72 miles from Fairbanks











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