Santiam Lake, Mount Jefferson Wilderness

Name: Santiam Lake
Address: Mount Jefferson Wilderness, United States

#4 among attractions in Mount Jefferson Wilderness

Natural attraction, Lake

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Santiam Lake, Mount Jefferson Wilderness

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Santiam Lake is a lake in the U.S. state of Oregon, west of Three Fingered Jack in the Cascade Range. It is headwaters for the North Santiam River and drains a portion of the southwestern Mount Jefferson Wilderness. ()

Length: 1000 ftWidth: 1000 ftElevation: 5125 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 44°28'40"N, 121°53'6"W

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Mount Jefferson Wilderness United States

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Santiam Lake – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hoodoo, Three Fingered Jack, Hogg Rock, Wasco Lake.

4.8 miS
Winter sport, Ski area
Hoodoo, Andrews Forest
124 min walk • Hoodoo is a ski resort in the northwest United States, in the central Cascade Range of Oregon. Located near the summit of Santiam Pass on U.S. Route 20, the ski area operates on federal land through agreement with Willamette National Forest on Hoodoo Butte, a volcanic cinder cone. Hoodoo's slopes primarily face northeast.
2.1 miE
Natural attraction, Volcano
Three Fingered Jack, Mount Jefferson Wilderness
53 min walk • Three Fingered Jack is a summit of a shield volcano of the Cascade Range in the U.S. state of Oregon. Formed during the Pleistocene epoch, the mountain consists mainly of basaltic andesite lava and was heavily glaciated in the past.
3.9 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Hogg Rock, Andrews Forest
100 min walk • Hogg Rock is a tuya volcano and lava dome in the Cascade Range of northern Oregon, located close to Santiam Pass. Produced by magma with an intermediate andesite composition, it has steep slopes and thick glassy margins.
4.2 miNE
Natural attraction, Lake
Wasco Lake, Mount Jefferson Wilderness
108 min walk • Wasco Lake is a glacially formed alpine lake located in Jefferson County, Oregon, United States. A part of the Mount Jefferson Wilderness Area, Wasco Lake is a popular hiking destination and can be accessed via the Pacific Crest Trail.
7.2 miSE
Locality
Elliott Corbett Memorial State Recreation Site, Deschutes National Forest
183 min walk • Elliott Corbett Memorial State Recreation Site is a state park along the south shore of Blue Lake Crater in Jefferson County, Oregon, United States. The park is named in honor of Elliott R. Corbett II, who was killed while serving in the United States Army during World War II.
5.3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Hoodoo Butte, Andrews Forest
134 min walk • Hoodoo Butte is a cinder cone butte in the Cascade Range of northern Oregon, located near Santiam Pass. Immediately to the east lies Hayrick Butte, a prime example of a tuya; the two mountains' names were likely mistaken for each other, but stuck with them over time.
5.5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Hayrick Butte, Andrews Forest
140 min walk • Hayrick Butte is a tuya, a type of subglacial volcano, in Linn County, Oregon. Located in the Willamette National Forest near Santiam Pass, it lies adjacent to the cinder cone Hoodoo Butte, which has a ski area.
5.6 miN
Natural attraction, Lake
Marion Lake, Mount Jefferson Wilderness
143 min walk • Marion Lake is a subalpine lake located in Linn County of the U.S. state of Oregon. The lake is in central Oregon's Cascades within the Mount Jefferson Wilderness. The lake is approximately 300 acres, at an elevation of 4,134 feet.
3.4 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lost Lake, Andrews Forest
86 min walk • Lost Lake is a shallow closed-basin lake in the Willamette National Forest 29 kilometres southwest of Mount Jefferson and east of Santiam Junction, Oregon, United States.