Onion Peak Climber's Log
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| noteri | Long hike  Date Climbed: May 19, 2012 | |
| Made it to the top on this attempt, taking a longer route to approach from the west. Earlier this year we attempted to approach from the east and were turned back by snow. See trip report. | |
| Posted May 20, 2012 10:15 pm | ||
| Karl Helser | Second time... Date Climbed: Apr 14, 2012 | |
| ...up to the summit, this time I took the bike. Even though I probably pushed my bike for about 70% of the approach, the ride back down was well worth it. Unfortunately the fog held at about 2500', so the views from the summit were none. It stayed dry, the wind was calm, and the temp was very mild...so it was a great trip. | |
| Posted Apr 17, 2012 12:23 pm | ||
| noteri | Turned back by snow Date Climbed: Mar 24, 2012 | |
| Approached from logging roads north of Black Butte, a long walk with permission to cross two private properties. Followed abandoned logging roads to the bowl on the east side. Ran into snow at about 1700' and it was 2-3' deep in places. We didn't have snowshoes so it was tough going even with trekking poles. Turned back at the end of the road, about 2200' with clouds approaching from the south. Will try again in the summer. | |
| Posted Mar 25, 2012 12:16 pm | ||
| Dundeel | No Crying Date Climbed: Apr 9, 2011 | |
| Peeled, sliced, diced, West Onion is done! Rock slide at MP 2.1. Looked less than a year old. Very little snow left. Big thank you to the elk for maintaining trails near the summit. OR P2k 11/74. | |
| Posted Apr 10, 2011 12:10 pm | ||
| Mr. Clam | Fun Date Climbed: May 6, 2006 | |
| After 7 miles of logging roads we were very happy to find the mountain, we bushwacked and scrambled our way up. some of the most fun I have had in the coast range. | |
| Posted May 10, 2006 5:01 pm | ||
| outdoorgirl | Beautiful Views! Date Climbed: Feb 25, 2006 | |
| After spending quite some time walking a logging road (enjoying views of the ocean and other peaks), and then a while scaling around the base trying to find a non-technical way up, it was incredible to reach the summit. Very windy with magnificent views from every direction! Excited to get back and explore it's neighbors! | |
| Posted Apr 15, 2006 4:43 pm | ||
| Bob Bolton | "West Onion Peak" Date Climbed: Dec 18, 2004 | |
| My friend Leon Cheney and I headed out to the Oregon coast on a perfectly glorious and warm December day during one of the driest winters ever in the Pacific Northest. We didn't climb Onion Peak per se, but rather the higher (3076 feet), unnamed point west of Onion. Because it is higher than the named summit, West Onion gets all the prominence on the ridge, hence my interest. West Onion is the 37th most prominent peak in Oregon, at 2,356 feet of prominence. | |
| Posted Mar 6, 2006 4:36 am | ||
| Levi | 4th time will be a charm Date Climbed: Mar 12, 2005 | |
| March 12, 2005- first attempt, got to the base to late in the day and had to turn around. April 9, 2005- Second, failed once again. We looked for a route by going around it. This time we brought bikes to cruise back to the car. June 19, 2005- The road we usually took said No Trespassing so we went a different road. Yet again we go to the base to late. That day we did like 30 miles because we didnt know which road to cut off on. 4th time will be a charm | |
| Posted Mar 4, 2006 5:53 am | ||
| Karl Helser | Long Day Date Climbed: Feb 25, 2006 | |
| I spent many hours researching the best way into this peak. All the roads are gated. I took the shortest route from the gate. The days totals were 15 miles round trip with a total of 3400' elevation gain. I spent so much time searching for the route to the top that by the time I got there, I only had time for ONE beer! | |
| Posted Mar 3, 2006 7:24 am | ||
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