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Horse Pasture Mountain

  • Start date: 06/24/2018

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 06/24/2018

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

Horse Pasture has one of the best views of the 3 Sisters and great wildflowers. The summit has the remains of an old fire look out. The trail starts in the woods and it breaks out on a rocky open slope where you can see the summit that when you reach it will give you a 360 degree view of the surrounding country.

  • Event Leader: Jane Hackett

  • Event Leader Phone: 541-953-7046

  • Event Leader Email: hackett1575@comcast.net

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trips

  • Area Type: Mountain

  • Departure Location: Behind McDonalds, 57th and Main in Springfield

  • Rating: Moderate

  • Roundtrip total drive miles: 100

  • Season: 2018

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Lunch, water and hiking boots. The trail to the summit is rocky. Dress for weather include sunscreen and hats the summit has no shade.

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 3

  • Member Fees: 1

  • Elevation Gain: 910

  • Non-Member Fees: 5

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

A one word description of this trip is hot. The two of use started hiking around 10:30. It was breezy and not too hot, sky was clear and there was a haze. Two thirds of the way to the top Noah wanted to know where the helicopter was to take him to the top. By now it was around 88 degrees and no breeze. At this time it became clear to me that we were not going to the top. We return to the car, found a place along the road that gave use good views of the 3 Sisters, Jefferson, Washington and Three Finger Jack. We still had a good time but we watched the car thermometer hover between 88-93 degrees down into the valley.