0.5 mi from the trailheadLittle Crater Campground
Campground
1.1 mi out & back · 86 ft gain · 6,415 ft high point · Easy
From Big Obsidian Flow Trailhead
In Deschutes National Forest · Oregon · U.S. Forest Service
The 0.5-mile Silica trail in Deschutes National Forest climbs to a viewpoint near Little Crater in the Newberry National Volcanic Monument area.
86 ft of gain round trip.
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Ranked the same way, within twenty-five miles.
What the trail reaches, measured from the start.
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Trail data: USFS, NPS, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Elevation: USGS 3DEP via Mapzen terrain tiles. Nearby reading: Wikipedia. Download the trail and feature data.
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