Hillman Peak, Point 7747 and Williams Crater - 7.15.2025
From the north entrance to Crater Lake National Park we drove on the 'North Entrance Road' for 9 miles... then 1.5 miles on West Rim Drive... then parked in a large pull-out on the NW side of Hillman Peak. This photo was taken from where we parked... looking north to Mount Bailey on the far left horizon... and Mount Thielsen on the far right horizon.
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Looking up at the summit of Hillman Peak from where we parked in the large pull-out on West Rim Drive.
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Looking back down on where we parked in the large pull-out. We crossed West Rim Drive and have scrambled up to join the Rim Trail.
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Hiking south on the Rim Trail with 'The Watchman' in the distance.
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After hiking a third of a mile we have left the Rim Trail and are heading up toward Hillman Peak on very steep terrain.
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Gaining elevation on steep terrain on our way up to Hillman Peak... here looking south to 'The Watchman'.
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After hiking a total of a half-mile we have reached the west ridge of Hillman Peak... here looking north to Llao Rock... one of the peaks that are on the rim of Crater Lake.
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The path to the Hillman Peak summit runs along the north side of Hillman Peak.
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I've crossed under the north side of the Hillman Peak summit... here looking back down the path where Denali Girl is getting ready to come over and join me.
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The view of Crater Lake from where I took the last photo... with Llao Rock on the far left horizon... with 'The Watchman' in the right foreground... Wizard Island stands out below us... with Mount Scott across the lake in the middle of the photo.
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A closer look at Wizard Island... with Mount Scott on the far left horizon... Dutton Cliff on the rim in the middle of the photo... with Applegate Peak and Garfield Peak to the right of Dutton Cliff.
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Denali Girl is getting ready to join me on the east side of the Hillman Peak summit.
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Denali Girl took this photo of me heading over to the summit of Hillman Peak.
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Denali Girl took this photo of me heading over to the summit of Hillman Peak.
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Denali Girl took this photo of me on the 8,151 foot summit of Hillman Peak... the highest point on the rim of Crater Lake.
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Looking down from the summit of Hillman Peak to where Denali Girl is relaxing along the east ridge of the peak.
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A pano shot of Crater Lake from the summit of Hillman Peak... a little smoky today, but we could not smell the smoke.
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Tracing our steps back down underneath the Hillman Peak summit.
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Heading back down the west ridge of Hillman Peak... our next target is Peak 7747, the rock formation on the other side of the highway... in the distance directly above Denali Girl's head.
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Looking back up at Hillman Peak as we get ready to join the Rim Trail.
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Back on the Rim Trail and tracing our steps back to the car. Point 7747 is on the other side of the highway in the middle of the photo.
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Getting ready to cross the highway... our car is parked in the pull-out on the far right... but we are getting ready to hike up to Point 7747 in the far left foreground.
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We have crossed the highway and are heading up to Point 7747.
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Almost up to the top of Point 7747.
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Looking back at Hillman Peak from near the top of Point 7747.
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We decided to head over to Williams Crater from Point 7747.
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Looking down into Williams Crater.
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Took this pano from Williams Crater... Point 7747 is in the trees in the left foreground... Llao Rock is in the extreme far left horizon... with Hillman Peak in the middle of the photo... and 'The Watchman' is on the far right.
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Tracing our steps back over Point 7747... with Hillman Peak in the distance.
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Heading over to the pull-out where our car is parked... the total hike was 1.5 miles with 628 feet of elevation gain.
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