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Trail Facts
- Distance: 6.0
Waypoints
PAR001
Location: 44.764720916748, -121.785697937012
Go SW on dirt path and turn L onto the PCT past mountain hemlocks; intermittent W views of Pyramid Butte’s picturesque peak
PAR002
Location: 44.7601585388184, -121.792503356934
Go L @ Y. Optional side hike: Take 1.5-mile trip to Pyramid Butte
PAR003
Location: 44.7546615600586, -121.798301696777
Stay L @ Y
PAR004
Location: 44.7521286010742, -121.802200317383
Large cairn marks S route through unnamed saddle and into open, rock slopes
PAR005
Location: 44.7478523254394, -121.799880981445
Trail leads into quiet meadow dotted with bunches of bright pink shooting stars
PAR006
Location: 44.7422142028809, -121.797973632812
Continue straight
PAR007
Location: 44.7371101379394, -121.79940032959
Pass a large, wind-protected campsite and small pond on E side of trail (best camp for a few miles). Warning: Resident pikas are bold food gatherers
PAR008
Location: 44.735408782959, -121.800498962402
Stay R. Path climbs into a windy alpine zone where whitebark pines grow short and crooked around lava rock
PAR009
Location: 44.7288589477539, -121.802299499512
Park Ridge: Payoff is slideshow views of Mt. Jefferson ringed by clouds. Scan the snowy giant to find Jefferson Park, a large basin with a half-dozen shimmering ponds at the base of the 10,497-foot volcano.