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Oregon
Van Patten Lake Trail
0.5 mi
Distance
323 ft
Gain
19 min
Time
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Inside Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
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Van Patten Lake Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 323 ft
- Elevation loss
- 323 ft
- Highest point
- 7,417 ft
- Lowest point
- 7,097 ft
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- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Van Patten Lake Trail is a short out-and-back hike in Oregon covering 0.92 miles with 323 feet of elevation gain. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 7,417 feet.
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