Difference between revisions of "Silver Star Mountain via Grouse Vista Hike"
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[[Image:PyramidRockFromGrouseVista.jpg|thumb|250px|Pryamin Rock]] | [[Image:PyramidRockFromGrouseVista.jpg|thumb|250px|Pryamin Rock]] | ||
[[Image:SS09 SummitZoom.jpg|thumb|250px|Mount Saint Helens and Rainier with the Silver Star summit in the foreground]] | [[Image:SS09 SummitZoom.jpg|thumb|250px|Mount Saint Helens and Rainier with the Silver Star summit in the foreground]] | ||
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* Start point: [[Grouse Vista Trailhead]] | * Start point: [[Grouse Vista Trailhead]] |
Revision as of 00:14, 12 February 2007
- Start point: Grouse Vista Trailhead
- End point: Silver Star Mountain
- Trail Log: Trail Log
- Hike Type: Out and Back
- Distance: 7.6 (round trip)
- Elevation Gain: 997
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Seasons: May through November
- Backpackable: Yes
- (camp site options are limited)
- Crowded: No
- Family Friendly: Yes
- (using shorter option only to Little Baldy)
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Hike Description
Silver Star Mountain is one of the best 360 degree summits within a day's drive of Portland, boasting a rocky, exposed viewpoint of five major cascade volcanos. It is also a great wildflower area in the spring, and huckleberries in the fall. Further, there are enough unique and sometimes fanciful rock outcrops along your journey to you brough a geologist along!
Of the many hike options in the Silver Star area. Of those, three are most established: The Grouse Vista Trail, Silver Star Trail #180 and the Bluff Mountain Trail.
The Grouse Vista Trail option is the one from the south is considered the most difficult of the three.
Maps
- See clickable image to the right
Trip Reports
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