PCT at Mount Jefferson,
Pacific Crest Trail Map 152
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Elevation
SOURCE: METI, NASA, PICKATRAIL, USGS
PCT Map 152 (NOBO): On this map the Pacific Crest Trail continues northward along the Linn-Jefferson County line until Cathedral Rocks, at which point the trail wraps around the west side of Mount Jefferson.
What is the length of this section of the PCT?
Metrics
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Length 1 | Min Ele 2 | Max Ele 3 | Range 4 |
| 15.2 mi | 4,324 ft | 6,457 ft | 2,133 ft |
| Northbound | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time 5 | Gain 6 | Loss 7 | Rating 8 |
| 6.7 hrs | 1,829 ft | 2,202 ft | VS |
| Southbound | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Gain | Loss | Rating |
| 6.7 hrs | 2,202 ft | 1,829 ft | VS |
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 Mount Jefferson 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: Mount Bruno, OR
- North Topo Map: Mount Jefferson, OR
- Northeast Topo Map: Lionshead, OR
- West Topo Map: Marion Forks, OR
- Topo Map: Marion Lake, OR
- East Topo Map: Candle Creek, OR
- Southwest Topo Map: Santiam Junction, OR
- South Topo Map: Three Fingered Jack, OR
- Southeast Topo Map: Black Butte, 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.