Three Fingered Jack

Three Fingered Jack

  • Moderate (to viewpoint)
  • 10.4 miles round trip
  • 1400 feet elevation gain
  • Open late July to mid-October
  • Use: hikers, horses

This demanding portion of the Pacific Crest Trail climbs through a forest burned in a 2003 fire to an alpine viewpoint on the unburned slopes beneath Three Fingered Jack’s summit crags. Experienced hikers comfortable with a short cross-country scramble can return on a slightly longer loop trail past Martin, Booth, and Square Lakes.

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This chapter is an excerpt from 100 Hikes/Travel Guide: Central Oregon Cascades.