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Bald Butte & Surveyor's Ridge via Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688

1.4 mi · ▲ 403 ft · 40 min

Bald Butte & Surveyor's Ridge via Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688 is a 1.4-mile out-and-back near Mount Hood, OR. The route passes Surveyor's Ridge before reaching Bald Butte at the turnaround, 0.7 miles in. It climbs 403 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,442 – 3,763 ft · steepest grade: 27%1.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688 45.52799, -121.52693
Nearest town Mount Hood, OR
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Bald Butte & Surveyor's Ridge via Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688

1.4 mi · ▲ 403 ft · 40 min

Elevation 3,441–3,764 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688 · 45.52799, -121.52693

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 55°F / low 42° · precip 35% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:40 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Surveyor's Ridge.
  3. 350 ftContinue straight onto Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688, heading NW.
  4. 0.6 miReach Bald Butte, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.7 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-surveyors-ridge-out-back-2-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 55°F42°
Precip35%Wind7 mphUV4Humidity64%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°40° 12 AM: 2% rain1 AM: 8% rain2 AM: 8% rain3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 8% rain6 AM: 16% rain7 AM: 15% rain8 AM: 14% rain9 AM: 17% rain10 AM: 18% rain11 AM: 7% rain12 PM: 5% rain1 PM: 12% rain2 PM: 21% rain3 PM: 31% rain4 PM: 35% rain5 PM: 32% rain6 PM: 34% rain7 PM: 32% rain8 PM: 20% rain9 PM: 10% rain10 PM: 6% rain11 PM: 9% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:40 PM
Sat 57°45° 32%
Sun 60°47° 48%
Mon 64°46°
Tue 68°47°
Wed 78°55°
Thu 76°56°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:19 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:40 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:11 PM.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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