Huckleberry Mountain Lookout Loop 12-1-24

Huckleberry Mountain Lookout Loop…

I parked just 17 minutes from home. Not even enough time to finish my coffee, or warm the truck up. I parked at about 3790’ because of the icy snow, but found out later it was only a short section of the road. The constant snow on the road started at about 4200’. At that point I walked in deep 4×4 tracks until about 4600’, where the snow was just too deep for most vehicles. I put my snowshoes on and continued up the road. When I got below the lookout, I went cross-country straight up to the lookout. The lookout is tightly boarded up for the winter. It’s an active lookout, so it offered a clear 360-degree view. I could see as far north as Mount Hood, south to Mount Bailey, and west, where I could see the valley was covered in fog. The Three Sisters, Broken Top, and Diamond Peak were in my face to the east. It was a blue-bird day in the foot hills of the Cascades.

Great day to be out…

First view of the lookout from the road…