East Twin Rock? near West Crater - GPNF 10/16/21
East Twin Rock? near West Crater - GPNF 10/16/21
Earlier this year we walked along a meadow and saw a ridge that was interesting.
This was west of West Crater off FR 34, west of Trapper Creek Wilderness. We didn't have time that day, but I came back a few weeks ago. I found a lightly used path on the west side of the ridge of interest right of FR 34. But as luck would have it, there were clouds all around, but I did get a fleeting glimpse of Mt. Hood. We came back a week ago, with a somewhat favorable forecast, but we ended up in thick fog/low clouds and a light mist. Not sure if this was two strikes, but it was now becoming one of those challenges that I had to beat. With another favorable forecast this Saturday we tried again. A beautiful fall drive to the beginning of the trail, then a short but steep scramble to the top. Success! There was some travel through huckleberry bushes and some scraggly tree limbs. At the top, we had an outstanding view from Mount Rainier to Jefferson, including the Goat Rocks, Indian Heaven etc. Now to go back and try to connect this ridge with the West Crater Trail and the meadow below.Re: East Twin Rock? near West Crater - GPNF 10/16/21
I wish I understood where this was, but after researching it for a while, I lost interest/hope, and moved on.
Re: East Twin Rock? near West Crater - GPNF 10/16/21
Chip, it's at 45.872781887244685, -122.09222921904643
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Re: East Twin Rock? near West Crater - GPNF 10/16/21
This is a neat area to explore and I've made four trips there from 2015 through 2018. I think the map is a little off where it says "Twin Rocks". The high point to the west (P 4398) isn't really a "rock", just a rounded, forested hill so I think the label should be shifted to the east and placed between the obvious rocks. The two high points, both extrapolated to 4260' elev. (see map) are prominent rocks flanking an oblong crater meadow.
This map shows the GPS tracks for my trips. All the tracks are trails, open meadow or easy bushwhacks except the white line where it drops SW off West Crater's rim and also going into and back out of West Crater's crater.
enjoy
DN
This map shows the GPS tracks for my trips. All the tracks are trails, open meadow or easy bushwhacks except the white line where it drops SW off West Crater's rim and also going into and back out of West Crater's crater.
enjoy
DN
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