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Badger Creek Wilderness

Palisade Point–Lookout Mountain, 11 sights

13.3 mi · ▲ 3,838 ft · 6 hr 21 min

Palisade Point–Lookout Mountain, 11 sights is a 13.3-mile out-and-back in Badger Creek Wilderness near Parkdale, OR. The route passes Divide Trail #458 Viewpoint, Gumjuwac Saddle, Oval Lake and 2 more. It climbs 3,838 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 92/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,553 – 6,513 ft · steepest grade: 22%13.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: High Prairie Trail #493 45.35191, -121.53113
Nearest town Parkdale, OR
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Palisade Point–Lookout Mountain, 11 sights

13.3 mi · ▲ 3,838 ft · 6 hr 21 min

Elevation 3,553–6,512 ft

Out & Back · Badger Creek Wilderness

Trailhead: High Prairie Trail #493 · 45.35191, -121.53113

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 49°F / low 35° · precip 30% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:40 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on High Prairie Trail #493, heading S.
  2. 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miPass Divide Trail #458 Viewpoint.
  4. 50 ftBear right onto Divide Trail #458, heading E.
  5. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Forest Road 3550, heading W.
  6. 200 ftContinue straight onto Divide Trail #458, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miPass Gumjuwac Saddle.
  8. 100 ftContinue straight onto Forest Road 3550, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto Gumjuwac Trail #480, heading W.
  10. 2.1 miSharp left onto Badger Creek Trail #479, heading SW.
  11. 1.2 miTurn left onto Badger Creek Cutoff Trail #477, heading SE.
  12. 3.1 miTurn left onto Divide Trail #458, heading SE.
  13. 1.3 miPass Oval Lake.
  14. 0.2 miPass Palisade Point.
  15. 1.5 miPass Lookout Mountain.
  16. 0.1 miSharp right onto High Prairie Trail #493, heading NW.
  17. 1.1 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/palisade-point-lookout-mountain-out-back-12-sights-via-badger-creek-trail-479

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 49°F35°
Feels like34°Precip30%Wind4 mphUV5Humidity80%
Rained 0.4″ 3 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
50°35° 12 AM: 7% rain1 AM: 7% rain2 AM: 6% rain3 AM: 8% rain4 AM: 10% rain5 AM: 11% rain6 AM: 17% rain7 AM: 11% rain8 AM: 8% rain9 AM: 5% rain10 AM: 4% rain11 AM: 5% rain12 PM: 10% rain1 PM: 15% rain2 PM: 20% rain3 PM: 20% rain4 PM: 27% rain5 PM: 30% rain6 PM: 20% rain7 PM: 13% rain8 PM: 8% rain9 PM: 4% rain10 PM: 5% rain11 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:40 PM
Sun 48°39° 65%
Mon 57°35° 23%
Tue 61°38°
Wed 71°45°
Thu 65°44°
Fri 58°37° 17%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.7 mi in (~114 min). Leave by 5:26 PM for the 7:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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