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 |