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
Located in a scree field on a southern ridge of Silver Star Mountain, the "Indian Pits" are 3-5 foot deep depressions made by moving and rearranging the local rocks. The panoramic view here rivals the view from the summit of Silver Star itself. There are at least a dozen of these rock pits. It is believed that Native American peoples created these pits. 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.
They can be accessed via a one mile hike on the Indian Pit Trail #180E, which begins south of the Silver Star summit where the old Sturgeon Rock Trail comes in. The route takes you through huge patches of huckleberries which ripen in September.
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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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