Due to active wildfires in Umatilla National Forest and other public lands, we're canceling our upcoming Oregon Butte Hike with Bob Carson. If you've already registered, our education staff will be in touch with you soon.
We appreciate your flexibility and patience as we navigate the changing landscape this summer. Please recreate responsibly this fire season.
Let's get high! Hike to Oregon Butte, the top of the Blues with naturalist and Whitman College Professor Emeritus Bob Carson.
Along the way, we will learn about the natural history of an unglaciated mountain range with subalpine vegetation and a most unusual 15-million-year-old lava flow. Our six-mile round-trip hike takes us to a historic fire lookout surrounded by the Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness.
Recommended reading: The Blues available for purchase here.
For more information about this event, please contact Katy Rizzuti at katy@bmlt.org
Cost: $55 for BMLT members, $65 for non-members.
Suitability: Open to ages 12+. Minors need to be accompanied by an adult.
Difficulty: Involves hiking 5+ miles on marked trail but uneven terrain. Elevation gain roughly 987 feet.
Things to Bring: Be sure to pack a lunch and snacks, enough water for the day (please no single-use plastic water bottles), a day pack, sun protection, hiking boots, camera, binoculars, and clothing for all possible weather including rain.
Based on COVID-19 guidelines, BMLT will not provide transportation to this event. Consider carpooling with caution. We will observe the guidelines provided by the Washington State Department of Health and Oregon Health Administration. We will advise you at the time of the event of any safety requirements.