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Revision as of 17:51, 2 January 2009

Mount Hood from viewpoint below McNeil Point (Jerry Adams)
Yocum Ridge from viewpoint below McNeil Point (Jerry Adams)
File:Mcneillowviewrock.JPG
Boulder at viewpoint below McNeil Point. It's hard to climb up on. Need a human to show scale. (Jerry Adams)

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Description

A popular destination is this viewpoint below McNeil Point. Above here the crowds start thinning out.

You get great views of Mount Hood, the Sandy River valley, Yocum Ridge across the valley, and down the valley to the west towards Portland.

It's 2.7 miles following the recommended route across Bald Mountain or 2.1 miles if you go directly.

See Yocum End for a view down to here from Yocum Ridge.

Guidebooks that cover this destination

  • 60 Hikes within 60 Miles of Portland, by Paul Gerald

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