Oregon Coast Range > Saddle Mountain > Climber's LogSaddle Mountain Climber's Log
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| Flanders | Since when was chain link  Date Climbed: Aug 23, 2009 | |
| Part of a "natural" landscape. Felt more like climbing a broken down escalator at the mall, with guard rails at the summit. Worked up a good sweat going up. | |
| Posted Aug 29, 2009 9:58 pm | ||
| Lunadog | Ouch! Date Climbed: Aug 23, 2009 | |
| Climbed with my Dad and Flanders. The stupid metal fenced-in rock they now have on the trail hurts my feet. It is really heinous now. Don't think I want to do this one again. They are probably doing it for erosion control but it really is ugly and hurts a pup's feet. Still, made it to the top and saw the ocean. Lots of dogs on the trail today. A weird boxer who was all hyper, a bunch of dachsunds who were ok, a cool black and white mutt like me who was cool too and a tan ridgeback who was neat. Got lots of petting too from people, especially a couple of young chicks in black leather. Weird crowd there and the trailhead smelled like Rainier Beer. Yuck. | |
| Posted Aug 24, 2009 7:43 pm | ||
| ericwillhite | Trail time Date Climbed: Nov 22, 2000 | |
| Really enjoyed the trail and my wife closed a real estate deal on the summit. Pictures and map of route at http://www.willhiteweb.com/oregon_climbing/saddle_mountain/coast_range_068.htm | |
| Posted Aug 18, 2009 3:57 am | ||
| zmpatton | crowded Date Climbed: May 17, 2009 | |
| We made the mistake of doing this one on a weekend, so it was a bit overcrowded, but that didn't detract too much from the great views. | ||
| Posted May 19, 2009 2:53 pm | ||
| NCclimber | Nice views Date Climbed: Jun 7, 2007 | |
| Great hike and warmup before WoundedKnee and I headed up Mt Hood. | |
| Posted Mar 15, 2009 6:05 pm | ||
| lalpinist | sunset Date Climbed: Sep 13, 2008 | |
| Climbed this at sunset with beautiful yellows and oranges to the west and incredible blues and purples to the east with the moon rising above the first hump in the saddle. | |
| Posted Sep 15, 2008 12:23 pm | ||
| BCJ | Regular hike | |
| This is a great place to go when the wildflowers peak. My favorite view on the Oregon Coast Range. | |
| Posted Sep 1, 2008 2:19 am | ||
| Annie | Snowy Date Climbed: Mar 12, 2006 | |
| With Brian after doing Tillamook Head in the morning. Fun and snowy! | |
| Posted Aug 5, 2008 1:14 am | ||
| peakrat76 | Trail Route Date Climbed: Aug 10, 1995 | |
| Made a foggy, soggy climb with my wife and 13 year old daughter. Lots of slugs! The clouds parted enough at the summit for a bit of a view. A fun, but wet day. Seafood in Seaside was the reward. | |
| Posted Apr 23, 2008 3:42 pm | ||
| RyanTaro76 | Clatsop County's Roof Date Climbed: Aug 19, 2007 | |
| I have been up the reclusive beaut several times. Great slide photography destination. Hardly anyone visits compared with nearby Ecola and Tillamook Head. The OPRD sign on HWY 26 says closed and that is for the storm damaged facilities and downed trees. In july I counted 22 wildflower species plus some cool succulent plants, but there are probably dozens more I did not see. A must-hike. | ||
| Posted Mar 5, 2008 1:45 pm | ||
| Karl Helser | Great snowshoe trip... Date Climbed: Jan 6, 2008 | |
| I always love this climb, although this is the first time I'd done it in the winter...on snowshoes. It started out with 4" of new powder at the trailhead. The temp was 28 deg (perfect). The trail hasn’t been cleaned since before the last few storms, which have been monsters...We spent a lot of time cleaning snow loaded branches above us so as not to be buried alive. Once we got out of the forest we had a short break in the clouds exposing the sun. Felt good...although once I reached the saddle the wind howled and ice pellets blew sideways depositing into deep snowdrifts. The summit was socked in offering no views. Was back to the truck in about an hour. | |
| Posted Jan 14, 2008 9:38 pm | ||
| mkpatrick | Saddle Mountain Date Climbed: Dec 6, 2006 | |
| Cant remember the exact day, beautiful early Decemeber day with recent snow on the mountain. | |
| Posted Nov 6, 2007 3:39 am | ||
| KMM | Dayton High School Outdoor Club | |
| It's a tradition for the DHS Outdoor club to summit the elusive SADDLE Mtn!!! Great Hike! did a bit of climbing on the Basalt Dike off the trail. Lose and not really great but fun! | |
| Posted Oct 7, 2007 1:17 am | ||
| YEM | Saddle Mountain | |
| One of my first hikes after moving to Oregon. An easy trail leads to a sweet view of the coast. Just before the summit, there is a cool ridge on the right that leads to a quiet spot with trees. A good place to get away from the crowds. | |
| Posted Aug 22, 2007 1:30 am | ||
| wrassleman07 | saddle mtn | |
| quite easy, very enjoyable for local climb. highest pt in the area, so there is much to see. have climbed this at different times of the day, and different times of the year, was great climb | |
| Posted Aug 15, 2007 11:21 pm | ||
| jclements | South Face Indirect Date Climbed: Jul 24, 2007 | |
| With my 5 y.o. 40 lb handicap (piggybacking). Great training! | |
| Posted Jul 25, 2007 10:08 pm | ||
| Stansbury | Rainy, very rainy. Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2007 | |
| This was a great hike with stunning views even with bad weather that day. Much credit is due to the crew maintaining this trail in spite of fallen trees, washouts, and heavy coastal precipitation. Worth doing again and again! | |
| Posted Jul 23, 2007 9:44 pm | ||
| bmwboarder7 | Good Sunsets Date Climbed: May 30, 2007 | |
| I've climbed this one a few times, and the weather can be everything from down right gorgeous to icy and windy. A fun way to climb is to go up in the early morning before it is light, and then watch everything lighten up from the top. Sunsets are also pretty impressive on a clear day, or even partly cloudy day. | |
| Posted Jul 22, 2007 11:40 pm | ||
| donhaller3 | Trail open Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2007 | |
| See comment. | |
| Posted Jul 17, 2007 2:31 pm | ||
| WoundedKnee | Normal route Date Climbed: Jun 7, 2007 | |
| Some views to the east, but no views of the Cascade volcanos on this cloudy day. Good way to stretch my legs after the transcontinental flight. | |
| Posted Jun 12, 2007 2:07 am | ||
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