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Now this is the way to climb Lookout Mountain. I mean, there are several ways to climb the mountain, and this website offers 3 options. But, to me, this is the true Lookout Mtn climb. You park at a fine trail head and follow a trail designed to take you to the top of this fine peak. You don't walk on roads (well, maybe the last 100 feet) and you don't have to piece together other trails to make it work. You just hike and enjoy the excellent eastern Oregon environment as you ascend this outstanding vista.

The begins in a mountain meadow and for the most part slowly climbs the 1100' feet or so that you need to reach the summit. There are a couple of steeper parts and just before the junction to Oval Lake you will descend a bit.... elevation that you need to reclaim on your way to the top. At about a mile you will begin to walk along cliffy areas that offer ever expanding views. The higher you climb of course the grander the offering of vistas. You will be able to see Mt Jefferson to the south and eventually you will have outstanding views of Mt Adams, Mt Rainier, and Mt St Helens to the north.

But, of course, the main attraction from the top of Lookout Mtn is Mt Hood. This easterly view presents another of the varied silhouettes of this wondrous peak.