PCT at Minto Pass,
Pacific Crest Trail Map 151
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Elevation
SOURCE: METI, NASA, PICKATRAIL, USGS
PCT Map 151 (NOBO): The Pacific Crest Trail continues northward from Three Fingered Jack to Minto Pass along the Linn-Jefferson County line and beyond to South Cinder Peak.
What is the length of this section of the PCT?
Metrics
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Length 1 | Min Ele 2 | Max Ele 3 | Range 4 |
| 11.8 mi | 5,377 ft | 6,539 ft | 1,162 ft |
| Northbound | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time 5 | Gain 6 | Loss 7 | Rating 8 |
| 4.8 hrs | 1,210 ft | 1,248 ft | S |
| Southbound | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Gain | Loss | Rating |
| 4.9 hrs | 1,248 ft | 1,210 ft | S |
Calories
The following chart shows the total calories that you may expend on the trail while hiking in both directions. The chart is based on data derived from a statistical model of energy expenditure that relates gross weight, typical speed and trail topography.
Topo Maps
Download the PDF Minto Pass topo map and the adjoining quads to plan your hike. These are full-sheet, 7.5 Minute (1:24,000 scale) topographic maps.
Adjoining 7.5' Quadrangle Legend
- Northwest Topo Map: Marion Forks, OR
- North Topo Map: Marion Lake, OR
- Northeast Topo Map: Candle Creek, OR
- West Topo Map: Santiam Junction, OR
- Topo Map: Three Fingered Jack, OR
- East Topo Map: Black Butte, OR
- Southwest Topo Map: Clear Lake, OR
- South Topo Map: Mount Washington, OR
- Southeast Topo Map: Black Crater, OR
Warnings
Prevent tick bites: Treat clothing and gear, such as boots, pants, socks and tents with products containing 0.5% permethrin.
(cdc.gov)
- The Brown dog tick (Rhipicephalus sanguineus) may be present in this area. The Brown dog tick transmits Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.
- The Rocky Mountain wood tick (Dermacentor andersoni) may be present in this area. The Rocky Mountain wood tick transmits Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Colorado Tick Fever, and Tularemia.
- The Western blacklegged tick (Ixodes pacificus) may be present in this area. The Western blacklegged tick transmits Anaplasmosis and Lyme Disease.
- Length is the total distance of the trail section. The distance between two red diamonds is one mile.
- Min Ele is the minimum elevation on the trail section.
- Max Ele is the maximum elevation on the trail section.
- Range is the difference between maximum and minimum elevation.
- Time is the typical total time required to hike the trail.
- Gain (cumulative elevation gain) is the sum of every gain in elevation.
- Loss (cumulative elevation loss) is the sum of every loss in elevation.
- E = Easiest, M = Moderate, MS = Moderately Strenuous, S = Strenuous, VS = Very Strenuous.