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.
Just to add an alternate route if you don't have an Inland Empire Paper permit.
There is a gated access road that starts at the same Blanchard Hump parking area as previously mentioned.
Follow the road upwards which has quite a few switchbacks so the distance uphill is more like 2.75 miles OW.
The road is part of Hancock Timber IX and is posted for non-motorized access only. Partway up, the land ownership transitions to WA DNR for most of the rest of the way to the top.