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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 .
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.
Trees thin in the second mile of the hike. [21] The trailhead is particularly busy during the summer season with vehicles and hikers, though the hiking trail itself is for hikers only. [22] The hike is popular and not demanding, climbing about 1,600 feet (490 m) to the peak, where Three Sisters, Mount Washington, and Mount Jefferson can be seen ...
Hike Cummins Ridge Trail in the Siuslaw National Forest on the Oregon Coast to avoid smoke this wildfire season.
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 ...
Snow is forecast for Oregon Cascade mountains, ... Urness is the author of “Best Hikes with Kids: Oregon” and “Hiking Southern Oregon.” He can be reached at zurness@StatesmanJournal.com or ...
There are at least 319 mountain passes in the U. S. state of Oregon. Lolo Pass seen from west of the pass. The Pacific Crest Trail traverses left and right across the pass; Mount Hood's northwest face is visible in the background.
In this episode of the Explore Oregon Podcast, host Zach Urness talks about the best places to ski or snowshoe to Oregon’s snow-covered waterfalls. Explore Oregon Podcast: With snow coming ...