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| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:Benson map.jpg|thumb|400px|Map of trails on the Benson Plateau, courtesy of Don Nelsen.]] |
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** {{Hike ring|trailhead=Eagle Creek Trailhead|hike=Wahtum Lake via Ruckel Creek Hike|log=Wahtum Lake via Ruckel Creek Hike/Log|previous=Ruckel Creek-Benson Spur Trail Junction|next=Pacific Crest-Ruckel Creek Trail Junction}} | ** {{Hike ring|trailhead=Eagle Creek Trailhead|hike=Wahtum Lake via Ruckel Creek Hike|log=Wahtum Lake via Ruckel Creek Hike/Log|previous=Ruckel Creek-Benson Spur Trail Junction|next=Pacific Crest-Ruckel Creek Trail Junction}} | ||
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Benson Camp is a small, unimproved campsite near the headwaters of Ruckel Creek. The location of the camp, nearly the center of Benson Plateau, makes it the perfect home base for exploring the plateau. | Benson Camp is a small, unimproved campsite near the headwaters of Ruckel Creek. The location of the camp, nearly the center of Benson Plateau, makes it the perfect home base for exploring the plateau. | ||
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=== Guidebooks that cover this destination === | === Guidebooks that cover this destination === | ||
Revision as of 17:27, 5 August 2012
- Hikes including this location:
- Eagle Creek to Wahtum Lake Hike (TH | <— —> | LOG)
- Wahtum Lake via Ruckel Creek Hike (TH | <— —> | LOG)
- Weather forecast: NWS/NOAA
- Maps: Oregon Hikers Maps Google Maps
- Latitude, Longitude: 45.63175, -121.85226
- Elevation: 3970 feet
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Description
Benson Plateau is a large flat-topped ridge between the watersheds of Eagle Creek and Herman Creek. Ruckel Creek starts here in the upland meadows. The flat surface of the plateau is a remnant of times past. At one time, the surface of this entire area was a large flat mass of lava flows. Centuries of erosion has worn away most of that flat surface into deep canyons, leaving Benson Plateau as a free standing structure.
Benson Camp is a small, unimproved campsite near the headwaters of Ruckel Creek. The location of the camp, nearly the center of Benson Plateau, makes it the perfect home base for exploring the plateau.
Trip Reports
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Related Discussions / Q&A
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Guidebooks that cover this destination
- Day Hike! Columbia Gorge, by Seabury Blair, Jr.
- Afoot and Afield Portland/Vancouver, by Douglas Lorain
- 35 Hiking Trails, Columbia River Gorge, by Don & Roberta Lowe
- Columbia River Gorge, 42 Scenic Hikes, by Don & Roberta Lowe
- Hiking the Columbia River Gorge - 1st and 2nd Editions, by Russ Schneider
- 100 Hikes in Northwest Oregon - 3rd Edition, by William L Sullivan
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