McNeil Lower Viewpoint

From Portland Hikers Field Guide

Mount Hood from viewpoint below McNeil Point (Jerry Adams)

Yocum Ridge from viewpoint below McNeil Point (Jerry Adams)

Boulder at viewpoint below McNeil Point. It's hard to climb up on. Need a human to show scale. (Jerry Adams)

• Hikes including this location:
  • Cairn Basin from Top Spur Hike   (TH | <--   --> | LOG)
  • McNeil Point Hike   (TH | <--   --> | LOG)
  • Timberline Trail around Mount Hood Hike   (TH | <--   --> | LOG)
• Latitude: 45.3986
• Longitude: -121.7491
• Maps: Portland Hikers Maps Google Earth
• Elevation: 5000 feet

Description

A popular destination is this viewpoint below McNeil Point. Above here the crowds start thinning out.

You get great views of Mount Hood, the Sandy River valley, Yocum Ridge across the valley, and down the valley to the west towards Portland.

It's 2.7 miles following the recommended route across Bald Mountain or 2.1 miles if you go directly.

See Yocum End for a view down to here from Yocum Ridge.

Guidebooks that cover this destination

• 60 Hikes within 60 Miles of Portland, by Paul Gerald

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• Splintercat (Tom Kloster) (primary)
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