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Washington · Richland
Badger Mountain
Mar 26, 2027
Founded in 2012, Badger Mountain Challenge runs a 100-mile out-and-back through the Badger Mountain Preserve and Horse Heaven Hills east of Richland, Washington — single-track, rocky jeep roads, gravel shoulders, and brief pavement — with 18,431 feet of gain and a high point around 2,000 feet. The late-March window is the hazard: conditions swing from 75°F sun to 35°F with 40 mph winds, hail, and whiteout fog. Historical finish rates run 34 to 56 percent. The 32.5-hour cutoff earns 6 UTMB index points.
The numbers
Race statistics
- Distance
- 100 mi
- Vertical gain
- 16,500 ft
- Course
- Out & back
- Unique miles
- 27 mi
- Lottery
- No
- Avg finishers
- 83
165 ft / mi
per year
The course
Course line from published GPX · source · approximate — always follow official markings
◈ From the runners