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A great local hike with awesome views, Black Crater sits right above Sisters, Oregon and offers "front seat" views of about at least 8 volcanic mountains in the Oregon Cascades. (Hood, Jefferson, Three Finger Jack, North, Middle, and South Sister, and Broken Top)
On the day of this hike the weather was gorgeous: sunny with only a bit of wind on the summit.
The hike itself is steep and about 8 miles long. About a 2500 foot elevation gain on the map, but my GPS said 3000, and that's probably about right, given the fair amount of up and down.
There were a lot of trees down midway on the hike. we had some bad icestorms last winter and I'm sure this is part of the damage. i got pretty scraped up goingover and arond them.
On the way down I decided to do a bit of exploring of the upper rim of the Crater. I wanted to get some pics of the lake within and do aerial reconnaissance of a posslbe mtn bike ride.
A great local hike with awesome views, Black Crater sits right above Sisters, Oregon and offers "front seat" views of about at least 8 volcanic mountains in the Oregon Cascades. (Hood, Jefferson, Three Finger Jack, North, Middle, and South Sister, and Broken Top)
On the day of this hike the weather was gorgeous: sunny with only a bit of wind on the summit.
The hike itself is steep and about 8 miles long. About a 2500 foot elevation gain on the map, but my GPS said 3000, and that's probably about right, given the fair amount of up and down.
There were a lot of trees down midway on the hike. we had some bad icestorms last winter and I'm sure this is part of the damage. i got pretty scraped up goingover and arond them.
On the way down I decided to do a bit of exploring of the upper rim of the Crater. I wanted to get some pics of the lake within and do aerial reconnaissance of a posslbe mtn bike ride.
Tips:
go on a clear day
go on a clear day
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Sisters, McKenzie Pass, Hiway 242, Dee Wright, Oregon Scenic Biway
Sisters, McKenzie Pass, Hiway 242, Dee Wright, Oregon Scenic Biway
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