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Bald Butte via Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688

4.4 mi · ▲ 1,141 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Bald Butte via Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688 is a 4.4-mile out-and-back near Mount Hood, OR. The route reaches Bald Butte. It climbs 1,141 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,907 – 3,763 ft · steepest grade: 32%4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.54883, -121.51510
Nearest town Mount Hood, OR
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Bald Butte via Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688

4.4 mi · ▲ 1,141 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Elevation 2,907–3,764 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.54883, -121.51510

Weather Sep 4: Heavy drizzle, high 56°F / low 44° · precip 35% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:40 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  4. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  6. 1.1 miTurn right onto Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688, heading W.
  7. 50 ftPass Bald Butte.
  8. 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 1.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bald-butte-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

97% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 56°F44°
Precip35%Wind5 mphUV4Humidity69%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°40° 12 AM: 2% rain1 AM: 8% rain2 AM: 8% rain3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 7% rain6 AM: 16% rain7 AM: 16% rain8 AM: 13% rain9 AM: 17% rain10 AM: 17% rain11 AM: 6% rain12 PM: 5% rain1 PM: 12% rain2 PM: 20% rain3 PM: 31% rain4 PM: 35% rain5 PM: 31% rain6 PM: 28% rain7 PM: 29% rain8 PM: 19% rain9 PM: 10% rain10 PM: 5% rain11 PM: 6% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:40 PM
Sat 58°46° 30%
Sun 61°48° 45%
Mon 65°47°
Tue 69°49°
Wed 79°56°
Thu 77°58°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 7:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM — 1 min before dark.

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