Oregon · Rock climbing · Camp Sherman · Near Sisters

Oregon Volcanoes

12 routes
5.0 – 5.7
Alpine

Is Oregon Volcanoes open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Deschutes National Forest. It doesn't name Oregon Volcanoes, so check the source for the area it covers.

As of · Source: USFS · Deschutes National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Oregon Volcanoes is a climbing area in the Mount Jefferson Wilderness, within the Sisters Ranger District of Deschutes National Forest in Oregon. The Forest Service manages the land, and the area sits inside designated wilderness. The climbing here is alpine, with 13 routes in total, 12 of them alpine and one ice. The YDS grades run from 5.0 to 5.8, with the South Ridge Route at 5.2 and the West Ridge at 5.8. North Ridge, first climbed in 1923, and the Southeast Spur, first climbed in 1959, are among the named routes. Several other destinations lie close by. Santiam Lake and Old Summit are both within about a mile, and the Pacific Crest Trail - Wif1 - Oregon passes about 1.1 miles away. For an overnight stay, Lost Lake campground is about 3.7 miles off.

Around this trail

Add any of these when you start a trip
  • Sleep close

    Round Lake Christian Camp

    Campground

    Campground · 2.5 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Hoodoo Mountain Resort

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 3 mi
  • If it rains

    Kiwanis club

    Attraction

    In town

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Routes (12)

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