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Title:Jorn Lake
Area:Mt Jefferson Wilderness
Size:35 Acres
Depth:35 Feet
Elevation:5080 Feet
Elevation_Gain:560
Snow_Free:Jun 26
Camp_Sites:16
Trail:Pine Ridge & Blue Lake
Misc:Stocked by helicopter every other year with rainbow and brook trout and some times cutthrout.
Links:Trip Journal - 9/8/82, 7/4/83, 7/16/04
Difficulty:backpack
Notes:Largest of the lakes in the Eight Lake Basin, it is heavily used area but there are lots on nearby alternatives.
Trail_Number:3443 & 3422
Route:From Salem take Highway 22 east to Twin Meadows Rd #2261 @ MP 70, then 5 miles towards Camp Pioneer, taking #536 to trailhead parking
TH_Access:Jun 07
TH_elevation:4520
Alt_trail:Duffy Lake Tr. #3427 6.3 miles elv. 1653 or, Bowerman Lake Tr. #3492 8.4 miles
Distance:6.4
Features:scenic
USGS_15:Mt Jefferson
USGS_75:Marion Lake
Reference:Mt Jefferson Wilderness Guidebook by George / Fishing in Oregon by Sheehan

National Forest


Red Butte from Jorn Lake - - - July 4, 1983


Mt Jefferson from Jorn Lake - - - July 16, 2004


Jorn Lake - September 30, 2006 - - - - - photo by Lon Carlson

Type:Lake
Backpack:yes
Fishing:yes
Scenic:yes