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Gold Butte Lookout

On Gold Butte, Oregon Cascades

Trail2.0 km · 1.2 miBest May–Sep

Next nearby hike: Battle Ax Mountain 3.1 mi · 5.1 kmExplore Gold Butte →

Willamette National ForestWillamette National ForestBattle Ax Mountain · Willamette National ForestBattle Axe Creek · Willamette National ForestBeachie · Willamette National ForestFrench Creek Ridge · Willamette National ForestKopetski / Opal Creek · Willamette National ForestWhetstone Mountain · Willamette National ForestMt. Hood National ForestElk Lake Creek · Mt. Hood National ForestMother Lode · Mt. Hood National ForestTwin Lakes · Mt. Hood National ForestMt. Hood National ForestEndStart5 kmN ↑

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Sep · highs 14–23 °C (57–73 °F)

  1. J3°-4°379
  2. F4°-4°295
  3. M6°-2°288
  4. A9°-1°214
  5. M14°3°166
  6. J18°6°128
  7. J23°9°33
  8. A23°9°34
  9. S20°7°93
  10. O13°3°216
  11. N6°-1°405
  12. D2°-4°445

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

Trail facts

Length
2.0 km · 1.2 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Mountain
Gold Butte (mountain, 1,405 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
Oregon Cascades (Cascade Range › Pacific Coast Ranges; GMBA)
Nearest town
32 km E of Mill City (Linn County, Oregon) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Willamette National Forest
Best months
May–Sep
Country
United States of America
Region
Oregon
Continent
North America
Route centre
44.8051, -122.0835
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail centre

Battle Ax Mountain

3.1 mi · 5.1 km · Willamette National Forest

Elk Lake Creek

3.2 mi · 5.1 km · Mt. Hood National Forest

Battle Axe Creek

3.7 mi · 5.9 km · Willamette National Forest

Beachie

3.9 mi · 6.3 km · Willamette National Forest

Mother Lode

4.0 mi · 6.4 km · Mt. Hood National Forest

Twin Lakes

4.2 mi · 6.8 km · Mt. Hood National Forest

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