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Title:Sand Mountain
Area:Willamette National Forest
Elevation:5459 Feet
Elevation_Gain:259
Snow_Free:Jul 09
Trail:hike from parking lot
Misc:Sand Mountain Society has rebuilt a lookout and maintains it for vistors.
Difficulty:family outing
Route:from Santian Pass drive to Big Lake, continue on rd #810 up Sand Mt.
TH_elevation:5200
Alt_trail:the hike can be extented to 1.3 by looping the crater
Distance:0.3
Features:historic fire lookout
USGS_75:Santiam Junction
Reference:100 Hikes in Central Oregon Cascades by Sullivan , Best Hikes with Children, Fire Lookouts of Oregon & Washington by Kresek, Cross-Country Ski Routes by Vielbig

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Sand Mountain in winter from the East side 12/7/01

Type:Peak
Cross_Country_Skiing:yes
Family_Outing:yes
Day_Hike:yes
Historic:yes
Scenic:yes