From the wildflower-spangled sagebrush meadows of Lookout Mountain's plateau, views stretch beyond the forested Ochoco Mountains to a string of Cascade snowpeaks.  A loop trail not only visits the summit's old lookout site, but also a rustic shelter and an interesting abandoned mine.

From Prineville, drive . . .

. . . Just before your car, this path passes a derelict 3-story mine building and a collapsed shaft with ore cart rails.  Don't explore off the trail because the red cinnabar ore mined here was processed into poisonous mercury, and the mine may still be contaminated.

This chapter is an excerpt from 100 Hikes: Eastern Oregon