6.3 hr
Overview
Mountain Lakes was one of the three original "primitive areas" designated in Oregon and Washington National Forests in 1930, and it has been managed as a primitive recreation area since that time. When the 1964 Wilderness Act passed, the 23,071 acre Mountain Lakes Wilderness became one of the nation's original wilderness areas. The wilderness surrounds a cluster of four overlapping shield volcanoes, the highest of which is 8,208-foot Aspen Butte . On a clear day, the views from Aspen Butte are expansive - with Mount McLoughlin to the north and Mount Shasta to the south. The shortest approach to the summit is from the Clover Creek Trailhead .
Trail Stats
16.6 km
786 m
2502 m
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