UPDATE: the instructions given by Bill WJ7WJ in A Good Hand of Pinochle are still accurate. However, when I was up there last week, there were several trees that had blown over the road and only some of them had been cleared. I had forgotten to bring the chainsaw and they were too thick to cut with my bow saw.
Just an update: the road to the trailhead has been re-gravelled since we activated in 2023. Discovery Pass still required.
And it is possible to get closer to the summit by parking next to the electrical tower at (45.658181, -122.183540).
This summit was my last one on a recent trip to Willamette National Forest.
It came about after all the other summits I had selected north of the Santiam Hwy were closed due to recent fire damage.
NOTE: this summit is also closed Aug '24 due to recent fire damage.
NOTE: this whole area north of Santiam Hwy is closed due to fire damage. The McCoy Creek Rd is closed.
This includes:
Timber Butte W7O/CN-030
Outerson Mountain W7O/CN-026
Triangulation Peak W7O/CN-019
5251 W7O/CN-080
Woodpecker Hill W7O/CN-037
NOTE: this whole area north of Santiam Hwy is closed due to fire damage. The McCoy Creek Rd is closed.
This includes:
Timber Butte W7O/CN-030
Outerson Mountain W7O/CN-026
Triangulation Peak W7O/CN-019
5251 W7O/CN-080
Woodpecker Hill W7O/CN-037
NOTE: this whole area north of Santiam Hwy is closed due to fire damage. The McCoy Creek Rd is closed.
This includes:
Timber Butte W7O/CN-030
Outerson Mountain W7O/CN-026
Triangulation Peak W7O/CN-019
5251 W7O/CN-080
Woodpecker Hill W7O/CN-037
NOTE: this whole area north of Santiam Hwy is closed due to fire damage. The McCoy Creek Rd is closed.
This includes:
Timber Butte W7O/CN-030
Outerson Mountain W7O/CN-026
Triangulation Peak W7O/CN-019
5251 W7O/CN-080
Woodpecker Hill W7O/CN-037
NOTE: this whole area north of Santiam Hwy is closed due to fire damage. Access was closed at Pamelia Rd.
This includes:
Timber Butte W7O/CN-030
Outerson Mountain W7O/CN-026
Triangulation Peak W7O/CN-019
5251 W7O/CN-080
Woodpecker Hill W7O/CN-037
This is a stretch for a PNWSOTA summit report but, if you find yourself in Seoul with a few hours to kill, this could help you navigate. My son and I were able to activate this summit after doing the normal tourist activities.