Mount Hood Wilderness

McNeil Point Trail #600M Viewpoint & Pinnacle Ridge Trail #630 via Timberline Trail #600

10.7 mi · ▲ 3,064 ft · 5 hr 6 min

McNeil Point Trail #600M Viewpoint & Pinnacle Ridge Trail #630 via Timberline Trail #600 is a 10.7-mile out-and-back in Mount Hood Wilderness near Parkdale, OR. The route reaches McNeil Point Trail #600M Viewpoint at the turnaround, 5.4 miles in. It climbs 3,064 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 96/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,652 – 6,017 ft · steepest grade: 19%10.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pinnacle Ridge Trailhead 45.44724, -121.68513
Nearest town Parkdale, OR

Directions

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McNeil Point Trail #600M Viewpoint & Pinnacle Ridge Trail #630 via Timberline Trail #600

10.7 mi · ▲ 3,064 ft · 5 hr 6 min

Elevation 3,653–6,018 ft

Out & Back · Mount Hood Wilderness

Trailhead: Pinnacle Ridge Trailhead · 45.44724, -121.68513

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 53°F / low 42° · precip 45% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Pinnacle Ridge Trail #630, heading SW.
  2. 3.3 miTurn right onto Timberline Trail #600, heading SW.
  3. 1.7 miSharp left onto McNeil Point Trail #600M, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 50 ftReach McNeil Point Trail #600M Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.4 miSharp right onto Timberline Trail #600, heading NW.
  7. 1.7 miTurn left onto Pinnacle Ridge Trail #630, heading N.
  8. 3.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

32% dirt68% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 53°F42°
Precip45%Wind4 mphUV4Humidity70%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°40° 12 AM: 4% rain1 AM: 11% rain2 AM: 9% rain3 AM: 5% rain4 AM: 7% rain5 AM: 16% rain6 AM: 23% rain7 AM: 20% rain8 AM: 25% rain9 AM: 26% rain10 AM: 26% rain11 AM: 13% rain12 PM: 15% rain1 PM: 23% rain2 PM: 31% rain3 PM: 43% rain4 PM: 45% rain5 PM: 45% rain6 PM: 38% rain7 PM: 31% rain8 PM: 25% rain9 PM: 15% rain10 PM: 7% rain11 PM: 13% rain
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:41 PM
Sat 53°43° 44%
Sun 56°44° 59%
Mon 62°43° 28%
Tue 71°46°
Wed 78°54°
Thu 73°55°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.8 mi in (~121 min). Leave by 5:20 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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