Tomlike Mountain and Green Point Mountain loop
A fun trip. Dad and I were thinking of scrambling the length of Woolly
Horn Ridge, but we went down to the bottom of trail 407 at the
confluence of the two forks of Herman Creek and the damp brush at the
start of the ridge didn't look very inviting. So we took trail 406 to
just past 7 1/2 Mile Camp, at this point we left the trail and
ascended Woolly Horn Ridge via the basin NE of the summit. The ridge
is beautiful and the hike down the south side of Tomlike Mountain is
also attractive.
From Tomlike Mountain we went south to trail 409 and headed to Green
Point Mountain. Green Point Mountain is the second tallest mountain
in the immediate Columbia River Gorge area (I think), but it certainly
has a moderate summit. We walked past the summit before we realized
we were at the top.
From Green Point Mountain we took trails to Nick Eaton Ridge. The
trail along Nick Eaton Ridge didn't look well used, but I enjoyed it
quite a bit.
On the way back to the trailhead we took a quick detour to Indian
Head, which is quite exposed with excellent views. Dad says one of
his guide books calls it a scramble, but I certainly wouldn't scramble
that crumbly-looking rock with all that exposure.
Round-trip distance:
21 miles
Elevation gain:
5,655 feet
Car-to-car:
9 hours 41 minutes
-
1 hour 25 minutes
ascending
from
trailhead
to
confluence of Herman Creek and East Fork Herman Creek
-
14 minutes
ascending
from
confluence of Herman Creek and East Fork Herman Creek
to
where we left the trail just past 7 1/2 Mile Camp
-
2 hours 44 minutes
ascending
from
where we left the trail just past 7 1/2 Mile Camp
to
Tomlike Mountain summit
-
32 minutes
ascending
from
Tomlike Mountain summit
to
trail intersection to Green Point Mountain
-
1 hour 16 minutes
ascending
from
trail intersection to Green Point Mountain
to
Green Point Mountain summit
-
2 hours 7 minutes
descending
from
Green Point Mountain summit
to
top of trail to Indian Head
-
3 minutes
descending
from
top of trail to Indian Head
to
Indian Head
-
15 minutes
descending
from
Indian Head
to
top of trail to Indian Head
-
1 hour 5 minutes
descending
from
top of trail to Indian Head
to
trailhead
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