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The Oregon Section of the PCT (Oregon Skyline Trail), as it is currently routed, extends 428 miles (689 km). The northern terminus is at the Bridge of the Gods in Cascade Locks, Oregon. The trail then courses south at or near the crest of the Cascade Mountains, passing prominent volcanoes and natural features.
Highest point; Elevation: 4,061 ft (1,238 m) NAVD 88 [1] Prominence: 975 ft (297 m) [2] Coordinates: 1]: Geography; Location: Multnomah County, Oregon, U.S.: Topo map: USGS Multnomah Falls: Geology; Rock age: 1.8–1.4 Ma: Mountain type: Shield volcano [3]: Volcanic field: Boring Lava Field: Last eruption: 1.4 Ma: Climbing; Easiest route: paved road (June–October) hiking trails (November ...
Pilot Butte itself is a popular hiking destination with two trails to the summit, each gaining about 490 ft (150 m) in elevation. There is also a 1.8-mile (2.9 km) trail around the base of the butte. A scenic road also winds up and around the cone. In 2018, the park was the most visited Oregon state park east of the Cascade Mountains.
These and other trails through the region offer views of the devastation of fires in the wilderness area in 2003 and 2006. [82] The Whitewater Trail runs north through the wilderness area for 1.5 miles (2.4 km) before reaching a junction, with the right path moving 2.5 miles (4.0 km) to the Pacific Crest Trail. [78]
It also contains 26 miles (42 km) of the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail, accessible from a trailhead along Oregon Highway 138. [27] In 2009 the trail was selected as Oregon's best hike. [28] Three skiing trails exist on the mountain, all of black diamond rating. They follow several trails through the wilderness from the bowl of the ...
Its summit is the highest point within Crater Lake National Park, and the tenth highest peak in the Oregon Cascades. [6] A small fire lookout tower stands on the summit, at the end of a trail that zigzags approximately 1,500 feet (460 m) up the mountain. The mountain is named for Oregon pioneer Levi Scott, founder of Scottsburg, Oregon. [7]
Mount Bailey is a relatively young tephra cone and shield volcano in the Cascade Range, located on the opposite side of Diamond Lake from Mount Thielsen in southern Oregon, United States. Bailey consists of a 2,000-foot (610 m)-high main cone on top of an old basaltic andesite shield volcano .
Areas of special concern are the Sandy River crossing, where a hiker drowned in 2004, [6] the Eliot Creek, which washed out and closed a section of the trail in 2007, [7] and the Muddy Fork section, which washed out in 2007 and has deteriorated to a point where it is "barely passable" according to a United States Forest Service sign. The Sandy ...