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Little Baldy is a fine destination on it's own, but -- having driven miles of forest roads to get here -- you may wish to hike a loop including the aforementioned Silver Star Mt. and [[Bluff Mountain]], then across to the [[Silver Star Indian Pits]], [[Pyramid Rock]] and [[Sturgeon Rock]]. There is at least one good campsite just West below the Silver Star summit, huddled in a rare forested section. | Little Baldy is a fine destination on it's own, but -- having driven miles of forest roads to get here -- you may wish to hike a loop including the aforementioned Silver Star Mt. and [[Bluff Mountain]], then across to the [[Silver Star Indian Pits]], [[Pyramid Rock]] and [[Sturgeon Rock]]. There is at least one good campsite just West below the Silver Star summit, huddled in a rare forested section. | ||
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Revision as of 01:19, 9 March 2007
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- Latitude, Longitude: 45.74717, -122.20474
- Elevation: 4035'
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Description
One of a dozen exposed peaks in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest in southwest Washington, Little Baldy stands out as it appears like a nearly symmetric rock pile. Many hikers pass Little Baldy on the Bluff Mountain approach to Silver Star Mountain. While there is no set trail to it's summit, one can scramble up the loose talus to see fantastic 360 degree viewpoints. On a clear day, you'll see Mount Saint Helens and Rainier to the North, Mount Adams to the East, Hood to the Southeast and a hint of Mount Jefferson seemingly directly south.
The trails around Little Baldy and Silver Star are completely exposed and devoid of vegetation. A massive forest fire, called the Yacolt Burn, tore through this entire region back in 1902. Trees have struggled to return now over a hundred years later. This exposure makes this area an fantastic location for wildflowers and bear grass in the Spring, and an underrated source of huckleberries in the fall.
The Chinook Trail organization has incorporated a number of trails in the area, with the eventual hope of connecting points west, like Lucia Falls and beyond to Lake Vancouver, with points east on the Columbia Gorge, including Three Corner Rock, Table Mountain and as far east as Coyote Wall. Some of the plans got stalled in red tape when the USGS refused trail building in a seven mile stretch near the Washougal River in Skamania County.
Little Baldy is a fine destination on it's own, but -- having driven miles of forest roads to get here -- you may wish to hike a loop including the aforementioned Silver Star Mt. and Bluff Mountain, then across to the Silver Star Indian Pits, Pyramid Rock and Sturgeon Rock. There is at least one good campsite just West below the Silver Star summit, huddled in a rare forested section.
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