Silver Star Indian Pits
From Portland Hikers Field Guide
- Latitude: 45.73719
- Longitude: -122.23629
- Maps: Portland Hikers Maps Google Earth
- Elevation: 3970 feet
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Description
Many Native American peoples created pits in rocky areas. The generally accepted theory is that they were religious sites, where young men would go in search of a vision quest. Other possible purposes include food storage areas and places for hunters to hide.
These rock pits are on a shoulder on the south side of Silver Star Mountain. They can be accessed via Indian Pit Trail #180E, although recent reports say that the trail is very grown over.
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Guidebooks that cover this destination
- Day Hike! Columbia Gorge, by Seabury Blair, Jr.
- Afoot and Afield Portland/Vancouver, by Douglas Lorain
- 35 Hiking Trails, Columbia River Gorge, by Don & Roberta Lowe
- Columbia River Gorge, 42 Scenic Hikes, by Don & Roberta Lowe
- Hiking the Columbia River Gorge - 1st and 2nd Editions, by Russ Schneider
- 100 Hikes in Northwest Oregon - 3rd Edition, by William L Sullivan
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