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Belknap Crater Sunset

  • Start date: 08/08/2020

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 08/09/2020

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

Saturday PM drive from Eugene to PCT trailhead at McKenzie Pass.
Afternoon hike to the base of Belknap Crater (6,300 ft.) in Mount Washington wilderness where we will setup our tents, relax and then hike to the top of Belknap Crater (6877 ft.) to watch the sunset. After the sunset we will descent to our base camp. Moon will be in Waning Gibbous phase illuminating 79% so, it will be bright night if no clouds.
Early Sunday morning optional (0.5 mile) hike to the NE slopes of Belknap Crater to enjoy long shadows and sunrise over the Three Sister Wilderness.
After the breakfast hike from the base of Belknap Crater to nearby Little Belknap where we will explore lava tubs, then back to Hwy 242 and return to Eugene. Participants will manage their own transportation. Obsidian protocols for social distancing will be observed on the hike. Refer to main website page for information. Please indicate your transportation preferences. If you want to drive by yourself, please indicate "Have" and 0 for passengers. If you're willing to take another person or more, please indicate the number of people (not counting yourself) you could take.<<

  • Event Leader: Sojak Darko

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trips

  • Area Type: Mountain

  • Departure Location: South Eugene High School, 19th & Patterson

  • Rating: Difficult

  • Roundtrip total drive miles: 160

  • Season: 2020

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: This is mostly exposed hike, so you need sunscreen and sun protection. Tent and sleeping system. Extra layers for the sunset watch on windy top of Belknap Crater. // Ten essentials, food, and 3 liters of hydration. Please have some more water in car for your return home. Face covering. Solid-sole footwear for sharp lava trail. Poles may be helpful.

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 9

  • Member Fees: 2

  • Elevation Gain: 1680

  • Non-Member Fees: 10

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

Saturday afternoon, we drove from Eugene to the PCT trailhead at McKenzie Pass.
From there we backpacked to the base of Belknap Crater (6,300 ft.) in Mount Washington Wilderness. By 8:30 pm we already had pitched our tents and then scrambled up loose steep trail to the top of the cold and very windy Belknap Crater (6,877 ft.). We took wind shelter, enjoyed the views, and waited for a sunset.
Minutes after great sunset temperature drop even more so we promptly descend back to our base camp. Night was somewhat windy, but Sunday rewarded us with a gorgeous windless sunrise, and spectacular views of Mt. Washington wilderness and Three Sisters wilderness.
After the camp breakfast, we broke our tents and then hiked to nearby Little Belknap Crater for more good views and to check the lava tubes. Then, over the rugged lava fields, we backpacked back to HWY 242.

Members & Guests signed-up & waitlisted

  • Number of spots on trip: 6
  • Number of spots available: 2
No. Status Full name Phone Transportation Needed? Trip Fee # Can Take?
1 Signed-Up Sojak, Darko 541-799-9199 N 2
2 Signed-Up Bryan, Keiko 541-342-1240 N 2
3 Signed-Up Clinger, David 541-206-9533 N 2
4 Signed-Up Bennett, Brad 541-359-5198 N 10