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Cougar Pond Southeast Peak, Oregon, August 2019

Posted on August 31, 2019 by Paul McClellan

On Friday, August 23, Linda and I drove up Pine Creek Road on the east side of the Elkhorn Mountains of northeast Oregon. My intent was to hike Cougar Pond Southeast Peak, an unofficially named peak in the nearby Elkhorn … Continue reading →

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Broken Top South Peak, Oregon, August 2019

Posted on August 11, 2019 by Paul McClellan

On Sunday, August 4, I hiked and scrambled up Broken Top South Peak in Central Oregon’s Cascade Range. This is the obvious, but not officially named peak 0.34 mile south of the actual summit of Broken Top. It has 454 … Continue reading →

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Big Craggies, Oregon, June 2019

Posted on July 16, 2019 by Paul McClellan

On Saturday afternoon, June 23, I rendezvoused with three peakbagging friends, Caleb Morris, Michael Berry, and Michael Wanberg above the confluence of the Illinois and Rogue Rivers. We then drove to our campsite deep in the Rogue River – Siskiyou … Continue reading →

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Oregon Isolation Peaks, August 2018

Posted on October 5, 2018 by Paul McClellan

Oregon has 27 peaks with at least 25 miles of topographic isolation. Each of these peaks are at least 25 miles from any other peak having higher elevation. Topographic isolation is another way, beyond highest elevation and most topographic prominence, … Continue reading →

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