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[[Category:Mt Hood National Forest]]
 
[[Category:Mount Jefferson Area]]
 
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[[Category:Olallie Lake Scenic Area]]
 
[[Category:Lakes]]
 
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[[Category:Campsites]]
 
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[[Category:Destinations]]
 
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[[Image:PotatoAverillLake1.jpg|thumb|400px|Averill Lake ''(Cheryl Hill)'']]
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[[Image:PotatoAverillLake2.jpg|thumb|250px|Averill Lake ''(Cheryl Hill)'']]
  
* Hikes to this location:
 
** {{Hike ring|trailhead=Red Lake Trailhead|hike=Potato Butte Hike|log=Potato Butte Hike/Log|previous=Red Lake|next=Wall Lake}}
 
 
* Hikes including this location:
 
* Hikes including this location:
 
** {{Hike ring|trailhead=Red Lake Trailhead|hike=Potato Butte Hike|log=Potato Butte Hike/Log|previous=Red Lake|next=Wall Lake}}
 
** {{Hike ring|trailhead=Red Lake Trailhead|hike=Potato Butte Hike|log=Potato Butte Hike/Log|previous=Red Lake|next=Wall Lake}}
{{Maplinkinfo|latitude=44.8154|longitude=-121.846}}
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{{Elevation|4,714'}}
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{{Maplinkinfo|latitude=44.81546|longitude=-121.84512}}
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{{Elevation|4714 feet}}
  
 
=== Description ===
 
=== Description ===
Averill Lake is a clear pleasant lake surrounded by many campsites.  
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Averill Lake is a clear pleasant lake surrounded by many campsites. At 12 acres, it is the largest lake in the area and it also has the most campsites. [[Olallie Butte]], [[Potato Butte]] and Double Peaks are the prominences seen from the lake.  
  
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According to McArthur & McArthur's ''Oregon Geographic Names'', the lake is named after Ed Averill, a "State Fish Protector for many years in the 1920s."
* [http://portlandhikers.org/forums/thread/22765.aspx Potato Butte (9/3/2007)]
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(Click [http://portlandhikers.org/forums/AddPost.aspx?ForumID=8 here] to add your own)
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=== More Links ===
* [http://portlandhikers.org/forums/thread/22765.aspx Potato Butte (9/3/2007)]
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* [http://www.cascaderamblings.com/cascade.php?cascade=1010643277.17201  Averill Lake (Cascade Ramblings)]
(Click [http://portlandhikers.org/forums/AddPost.aspx?ForumID=141 here] to ask a question or start a conversation)
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=== Guidebooks that cover this destination ===
 
* ''100 Hikes in Northwest Oregon & Southwest Washington'' 2006-2007 edition, by William L. Sullivan
 
 
=== More Links ===
 
* See more information at [http://www.mthood.info/hikingtrails/redlake719.pdf Trail description from the Mt. Hood Information Center]
 
  
== Contributors ==
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=== Contributors ===
 
* [[User:justpeachy|justpeachy]] (creator)
 
* [[User:justpeachy|justpeachy]] (creator)

Revision as of 01:25, 25 September 2016

Averill Lake (Cheryl Hill)
Averill Lake (Cheryl Hill)

Description

Averill Lake is a clear pleasant lake surrounded by many campsites. At 12 acres, it is the largest lake in the area and it also has the most campsites. Olallie Butte, Potato Butte and Double Peaks are the prominences seen from the lake.

According to McArthur & McArthur's Oregon Geographic Names, the lake is named after Ed Averill, a "State Fish Protector for many years in the 1920s."

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