Salmon Butte–Salmon Butte Trail #791 Viewpoint, 3 summits
10.7 mi · ▲ 3,575 ft · 5 hr 21 min
Salmon Butte–Salmon Butte Trail #791 Viewpoint, 3 summits is a 10.7-mile out-and-back in Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness near Welches, OR. The route passes Salmon Butte before reaching Salmon Butte Trail #791 Viewpoint at the turnaround, 5.4 miles in. It climbs 3,575 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 95/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Salmon Butte–Salmon Butte Trail #791 Viewpoint, 3 summits
10.7 mi · ▲ 3,575 ft · 5 hr 21 min
Elevation 1,637–4,860 ft
Out & Back · Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness
Trailhead: Salmon Butte Trail #791 · 45.27121, -121.94113
Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 61°F / low 49° · precip 65% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:42 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Salmon Butte Trail #791, heading S.
- 5.4 miPass Salmon Butte Trail #791 Viewpoint.
- 50 ftReach Salmon Butte, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 5.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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