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Sand Mountain Hike

From Portland Hikers Field Guide

The restored Sand Mountain Lookout is staffed during summer months (cfm)
The restored Sand Mountain Lookout is staffed during summer months (cfm)
You can look down into the crater from the lookout tower (cfm)
You can look down into the crater from the lookout tower (cfm)
  • Start point: Sand Mountain Trailhead
  • End point: Sand Mountain
  • Trail Log: Trail Log
  • Hike Type: Out and Back
  • Distance: 2.5 miles round trip
  • Elevation gain: 200 feet
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Seasons: mid summer- fall
  • Family Friendly: Yes
  • Backpackable: No
  • Crowded: No

Contents

Hike Description

Hike up to a restored lookout tower and peer into the crater of a cinder cone.

Maps

Regulations or Restrictions, etc.

  • Northwest Forest Pass

Trip Reports

Related Discussions / Q&A

Guidebooks that cover this hike

  • Hiking Oregon's Geology, by Ellen Morris Bishop

More Links

Contributors

  • CFM (creator)
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