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Twin Lakes

On Bird Butte, Oregon Cascades

Trail4.8 km · 3.0 miBest May–Oct

Next nearby hike: Palmateer 0.3 mi · 0.6 kmExplore Bird Butte →

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Oct · highs 11–22 °C (52–72 °F)

  1. J1°-6°277
  2. F2°-6°223
  3. M4°-4°196
  4. A8°-2°147
  5. M13°1°128
  6. J17°4°97
  7. J22°7°31
  8. A22°7°30
  9. S18°5°76
  10. O11°1°158
  11. N3°-3°328
  12. D0°-6°321

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.

About this trail

Twin Lakes is a trail in Mt. Hood National Forest, Oregon, United States of America, about 4.8 km (3.0 mi) in length. It is on Bird Butte in the Oregon Cascades. It lies about 27 km southeast of Mount Hood Village.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
4.8 km · 3.0 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Mountain
Bird Butte (mountain, 1,453 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
Oregon Cascades (Cascade Range › Pacific Coast Ranges; GMBA)
Nearest town
27 km SE of Mount Hood Village (Clackamas County, Oregon) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Mt. Hood National Forest
Best months
May–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
Oregon
Continent
North America
Route centre
45.2492, -121.6818
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

Palmateer

0.3 mi · 0.6 km · Mt. Hood National Forest

Frog Lake Trail

1.6 mi · 2.6 km · Mt. Hood National Forest

Barlow Ridge

1.9 mi · 3.1 km · Mt. Hood National Forest

Trillium Lake Loop

3.1 mi · 5.0 km · Mt. Hood National Forest

Blue Box Trail

3.2 mi · 5.2 km · Mt. Hood National Forest

Bonney Meadows Trail

4.2 mi · 6.7 km · Mt. Hood National Forest

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