Abbott Butte

• Moderate (to Abbott Butte)
• 6.8 miles round-trip
• 1500 feet elevation gain
• Open July through October
• Use: hikers, horses

• Difficult (to Elephanthead Pond)
• 9.8 miles round-trip
• 1950 feet elevation gain

Wildflowers and vistas line this spectacular, often overlooked portion of the Rogue-Umpqua Divide Wilderness’s ridgecrest. The chief destination here is Abbott Butte, where an abandoned lookout tower straddles a small cabin. But an equally interesting goal is Elephanthead Pond, in the shadow of an enormous, elephant-shaped cliff.