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Hike · Mount Scott trailhead

Mount Scott

Distance
2.5 mi
Vertical
1,480 ft
Summit
8,862 ft
Difficulty
Moderate

Mount Scott is a small, eroded stratovolcano on the southeast flank of Crater Lake — technically a parasitic cone of the larger Mount Mazama complex, and one of the oldest pieces of that complex at roughly 420,000 years. Its 8,934-foot summit is the highest point inside Crater…

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About Mount Scott (Klamath County, Oregon)

Mount Scott is a small stratovolcano and a so-called parasitic cone on the southeast flank of Crater Lake in southern Oregon. It is approximately 420,000 years old. Its summit is the highest point within Crater Lake National Park, and the tenth highest peak in the Oregon Cascades. A small fire lookout tower stands on the summit, at the end of a trail that zigzags approximately 1,500 feet up the mountain. The mountain is named for Oregon pioneer Levi Scott, founder of Scottsburg, Oregon.

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Crater Lake and Wizard Island seen from the slopes of Mount Scott, the highest point in Crater Lake National Park.
Chmee2 · CC BY-SA 3.0
The full caldera spread out below the trail, with the Cascades stretching west toward Mount McLoughlin.
Chmee2 · CC BY-SA 3.0
The trail zigzags across loose pumice and scoria up the eastern flank of the cone.
Wsultzbach · Public domain
Panoramic view across Crater Lake from a switchback on the Mount Scott trail.
Mark Gorzynski · CC BY-SA 4.0

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