Peak 4260 is 1.8 miles RT hike and about 600 feet gain.
There are seasonal road closures for Peak 4260 and nearbly Gray Butte that will add several miles of road walking betwen Sep 28 and Mar 31 - see the photo below. This summit is near several others that are not behind a gate, Grizzly Mountain-W7O/CE-135 and Pine Ridge-W7O/CE-208.
From Prineville go 13 miles west on Highway 26 or from Madras travel east on Highway 26 and take Lone Pine Road and proceed south. Turn left onto Skull Hollow Road (Forest Service Road 5710). Skull Hollow Campground will be on the left.
From Skull Hollow Campground, head NW on NF-1395. After 1.1 miles, turn left onto another dirt road.
After 1.5 miles more, you pass an “intersection” near 44.3997, -121.0982 where you can head SW to the summit, It’s only 0.9 miles one way on a very beat up dirt road, so that parking and hiking the distance is a much better choice.
The summit has views of the Three Sisters (of course) and a few trees for antennas.
