Red Mountain Lookout
From Oregon Hikers Field Guide
- Hikes to this destination:
- Red Mountain Loop Hike (TH | <— —> | LOG)
- Red Mountain Add-on Hike (TH | <— —> | LOG)
- Weather forecast: NWS/NOAA
- Maps: Oregon Hikers Maps Google Maps
- Latitude, Longitude: 45.93474, -121.82111
- Elevation: 4965 feet
Description
Red Mountain is indeed red, and is the southernmost of a string of cinder cones along the spine of Indian Heaven. The lookout here, the last in the Mt. Adams Ranger District, was severely damaged in a windstorm in December 2006 and was repaired over the next four years. The views from here are spectacular: Mount Hood, Mount Adams, Mount Rainier, Mount Saint Helens and the spine of Indian Heaven from Berry Mountain to Bird Mountain and Lemei Rock.
Other buildings on Red Mountain include a shed an an outhouse. You cannot enter the lookout (unless someone lets you in) and the road to the lookout is closed to public vehicles to prevent vandalism.
More Links
- Red Mountain
- "Gifford Pinchot National Forest completes Red Mountain Lookout restoration" (OregonLive)
Contributors
- bobcat (creator)