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Title:Bigfoot Lake
Area:Mt Jefferson Wilderness
Size:2 Acres
Depth:20 Feet
Elevation:5840 Feet
Elevation_Gain:1560
Snow_Free:Jul 22
Trail:Bingham Ridge Trail & #3493 Lake of the Woods Trail (2.0 mi XC)
Misc:Was last stocked in 1997 with rainbow trout
Difficulty:experienced only
Notes:Named by ODFW fish biologist Joe Wetherbee basically for the shape. Foot paths give evidence that the most common approach to this lake is people dropping down from the Pacific Crest Trail.
Trail_Number:3421
Route:From Salem take Highway 22 east to Minto Road # 2253/ to Bingham Ridge Trailhead
TH_Access:May 29
TH_elevation:4280
Alt_trail:#3436 Marion Lake Trail 7.0 mi. elv. gain 2480 ft
Distance:7
Features:solitude
USGS_15:Mt Jefferson
USGS_75:Marion Lake
Reference:Mt Jefferson Wilderness Guidebook by George

August 18, 2004

Type:Lake
Experienced_Only:yes
Solitude:yes