Mount Jefferson (Oregon Cascades; 10,497')

Mount Jefferson is the second-highest mountain in Oregon. Its impressive summit pinnacle is not nearly as crumbly as the books want to make you believe. The mountain is surrounded by very nice hanging valleys that make good base camps. Topo Map Routes: Whitewater Glacier (II, 5.1, glacier travel) References: Jeff Thomas, Oregon High , Keep Climbing Press (Portland, OR 1991) J. Smoot, Summit Guide to the Cascade Volcanoes , Chockstone Press (Evergreen, CO 1992)

Mt. Jefferson (and Mt. Hood) in December from the summit of Maxwell Butte.

Date: September 20, 1995

Party: Dietrich Belitz and Dave Cohen

Route: Whitewater Glacier

Equipment: Crampons, ice axe, snow protection

Time: Jefferson Park - Summit 10 hrs
Roundtrip from Jefferson Park 16 hrs 10 mins

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