Hillman Peak - 7.31.2023
We parked in a large pull-out on the West Rim Drive in Crater Lake National Park... located NW of Hillman Peak... the peak is up there in the left center of the photo.
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Crossing West Rim Drive from where we parked... the Oregon Section 'C' of the Pacific Crest Trail is located about 40 feet above tomman and Denali Girl.
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We have reached Oregon Section 'C' of the PCT and are looking back at where we parked in the pull-out on the West Rim Drive... Mount Bailey is in the center of the photo.
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Hiking south on the Oregon Section 'C' of the PCT... with 'The Watchman' in the distance.
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Still on the Oregon Section 'C' of the Pacific Crest Trail... and getting close to where we will leave the trail and head cross-country for the summit of Hillman Peak.
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After hiking a third of a mile we have left the PCT and are hiking cross-country in search of the Hillman Peak summit.
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Gaining elevation on the SW side of Hillman Peak.
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After hiking a total of .46 miles we have reached the NW ridge of Hillman Peak... with a good look out to Llao Rock... sitting above a small chunk of Crater Lake... with part of the West Rim Drive and part of the Pacific Crest Trail down below.
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We will follow Hillman's NW ridge up toward the summit.
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Gaining elevation on Hillman's NW ridge... with Williams Crater out there on the other side of the West Rim Drive.
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Still gaining elevation on Hillman's NW ridge... with Llao Rock on the far left and The Watchman on the right... looks like we will go around to the left of the summit block to find some easier terrain.
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Denali Girl and tomman have reached a nice path below the summit block on the NW ridge of Hillman Peak.
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Time to follow the nice path along the north side of the Hillman summit.
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We have reached the east side of the summit... and got our first unobstructed view of Crater Lake... and all of the high points located around the rim of the lake.
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Denali Girl and tomman are scrambling toward the summit of Hillman Peak.
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Continuing for the summit.
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tomman is getting ready to step onto the summit of Hillman Peak.
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After hiking a total of a half-mile tomman and Denali Girl are standing on the summit (8,151 feet) of Hillman Peak... the high point on the rim of Crater Lake... and yes, Mount Scott is higher than Hillman Peak, but Mount Scott is not on the rim of the lake.
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A pano shot from the summit of Hillman Peak.
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After sitting on the summit for an hour it is time to head back down.
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One step at a time.
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tomman and Denali Girl tracing there steps back along the east side of the summit area.
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I'm getting ready to leave the Hillman summit after watching tomman and Denali Girl (left foreground) finish scrambling along the east side of the summit.
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Denali Girl took this photo of me just before I left the summit.
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I'm watching Denali Girl and tomman follow that fairly nice path underneath the north side of the Hillman summit.
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I've finished leaving the summit and scrambling back to the east side of the summit block... and now I will follow that nice path over to join tomman and Denali Girl on the right.
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Tracing our steps back down to join the Oregon Section 'C' of the Pacific Crest Trail.
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Continuing down to join the PCT... with The Watchman in the distance.
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After hiking a total of .7 miles we have rejoined the PCT and will trace our steps back to the car.
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Leaving the PCT and getting ready to cross the West Rim Drive and get in our car... the total hike was 1 mile, gaining 453 feet of elevation.
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