Little Cowhorn Mountain Lookout
Elevation: 4243 ft.
Built: 1960, Flat-roof w/cab
Trail: 1 mile, moderate
Staffing: not currently staffed by Middle Fork R.D.
Little Cowhorn is a must-visit lookout point in the Forest. It has a long history of maintenance by volunteers and is in very good condition. The mountaintop is a very open, rocky area that can be safely explored and traversed. The views of the Cascade Crest are somewhat distant, but you will have excellent vistas of the western edge of the Forest, and some major watersheds, such as Fall Creek. The trail rises through several types of vegetation and terrain, including deep timber, rocky outcroppings with dramatic towering faces, exposed flowering rocky slopes, and the grassy mountaintop area. An excellent early season warm-up hike or close-in late-season outing. Exercise caution on the final approach, which traverses a rock face, with handrail.
Points of Interest
Nearby Camping
Location | Campsites | Reservations | Toilets | Showers | Elevation |
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Puma | 11 | 1,144 ft | |||
Broken Bowl | 16 | 1,062 ft | |||
Winberry | 7 | 1,451 ft | |||
Hampton | 4 | 1,007 ft | |||
Dolly Varden | 5 | 1,007 ft | |||
Big Pool | 5 | 976 ft | |||
Bedrock | 23 | 1,079 ft |
Weather Forecast
Nearby Streamflow Levels
Gauge | Streamflow |
---|---|
Middle Fork Willamette River Near Dexter
USGS 14150000 |
2,510 cfs |
North Santiam River Near Jefferson
USGS 14184100 |
3,030 cfs |
No Santiam R Blw Boulder Crk
USGS 14178000 |
1,170 cfs |
Coast Fork Willamette River Near Goshen
USGS 14157500 |
719 cfs |
Fall Creek Blw Winberry Creek
USGS 14151000 |
110 cfs |
Winberry Creek Near Lowell
USGS 14150800 |
177 cfs |
Middle Fork Willamette River At Jasper
USGS 14152000 |
3,180 cfs |