Difference between revisions of "Split Rock"
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| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:SplitRock1.jpg|thumb|400px|Split Rock, Paradise Park ''(bobcat)'']] |
| + | [[Image:SplitRock2.jpg|thumb|250px|The Hardesty plaque on Split Rock, Paradise Park ''(bobcat)'']] | ||
* Hikes to this location | * Hikes to this location | ||
| − | ** {{Hike ring|trailhead=Paradise Park Trailhead|hike=Paradise Park Hike|log=Paradise Park Hike/Log|previous | + | ** {{Hike ring|trailhead=Paradise Park Trailhead|hike=Paradise Park Hike|log=Paradise Park Hike/Log|previous=North Fork of Lost Creek Crossing|next=Pacific Crest-Paradise Park Loop North Trail Junction}} |
| − | ** {{Hike ring|trailhead=Timberline Lodge Trailhead|hike=Paradise Park from Timberline Lodge Hike|log=Paradise Park from Timberline Lodge Hike/Log|previous | + | ** {{Hike ring|trailhead=Timberline Lodge Trailhead|hike=Paradise Park from Timberline Lodge Hike|log=Paradise Park from Timberline Lodge Hike/Log|previous=North Fork of Lost Creek Crossing|next=Pacific Crest-Paradise Park Loop North Trail Junction}} |
| − | ** {{Hike ring|trailhead=North Burnt Lake Trailhead|hike=Paradise Park via Burnt Lake Hike|log=Paradise Park via Burnt Lake Hike/Log|previous | + | ** {{Hike ring|trailhead=North Burnt Lake Trailhead|hike=Paradise Park via Burnt Lake Hike|log=Paradise Park via Burnt Lake Hike/Log|previous=North Fork of Lost Creek Crossing|next=Pacific Crest-Paradise Park Loop North Trail Junction}} |
| − | ** {{Hike ring|trailhead=Timberline Lodge Trailhead|hike=Timberline Trail around Mount Hood Hike|log=Timberline Trail around Mount Hood Hike/Log|previous | + | ** {{Hike ring|trailhead=Timberline Lodge Trailhead|hike=Timberline Trail around Mount Hood Hike|log=Timberline Trail around Mount Hood Hike/Log|previous=North Fork of Lost Creek Crossing|next=Pacific Crest-Paradise Park Loop North Trail Junction}} |
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=== Description === | === Description === | ||
| − | Split Rock is a massive rounded boulder split in two within sight of the Paradise Park Loop Trail. It is guarded by a single whitebark pine, with mountain ash bushes on the south side and maple-leaf currant on the north. | + | Split Rock is a massive rounded boulder split in two within sight of the Paradise Park Loop Trail. It is guarded by a single whitebark pine, with mountain ash bushes on the south side and maple-leaf currant on the north. There are been a few campfires in the sheltered split as the blackened rock face suggests. |
There are plaques on the Rock honoring William P. Hardesty and Charles H. Sholes, both avid outdoorsmen. | There are plaques on the Rock honoring William P. Hardesty and Charles H. Sholes, both avid outdoorsmen. | ||
Revision as of 01:42, 29 September 2014
- Hikes to this location
- Paradise Park Hike (TH | <— —> | LOG)
- Paradise Park from Timberline Lodge Hike (TH | <— —> | LOG)
- Paradise Park via Burnt Lake Hike (TH | <— —> | LOG)
- Timberline Trail around Mount Hood Hike (TH | <— —> | LOG)
- Weather forecast: NWS/NOAA
- Maps: Oregon Hikers Maps Google Maps
- Latitude, Longitude: 45.3520, -121.7462
- Elevation: 5750 feet
Description
Split Rock is a massive rounded boulder split in two within sight of the Paradise Park Loop Trail. It is guarded by a single whitebark pine, with mountain ash bushes on the south side and maple-leaf currant on the north. There are been a few campfires in the sheltered split as the blackened rock face suggests.
There are plaques on the Rock honoring William P. Hardesty and Charles H. Sholes, both avid outdoorsmen.