The PCT at Mount McLoughlin,
Pacific Crest Trail Map 131
Elevation
SOURCE: METI, NASA, PICKATRAIL, USGS
PCT Map 131 (NOBO): On this map the Pacific Crest Trail wraps around the east side of Mount McLoughlin as the trail heads northward past Fourmile Lake in Winema National Forest.
What is the length of this section of the PCT?
Metrics
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Length 1 | Min Ele 2 | Max Ele 3 | Range 4 |
| 11.5 mi | 4,997 ft | 6,450 ft | 1,453 ft |
| Northbound | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time 5 | Gain 6 | Loss 7 | Rating 8 |
| 4.7 hrs | 1,656 ft | 1,165 ft | S |
| Southbound | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Gain | Loss | Rating |
| 4.7 hrs | 1,165 ft | 1,656 ft | S |
Calories
The following chart shows the total calories that you may expend on the trail while hiking in both directions. The chart is based on data derived from a statistical model of energy expenditure that relates gross weight, typical speed and trail topography.
Topo Maps
Download the PDF Mount McLoughlin topo map and the adjoining quads to plan your hike. These are full-sheet, 7.5 Minute (1:24,000 scale) topographic maps.
Adjoining 7.5' Quadrangle Legend
- Northwest Topo Map: Willow Lake, OR
- North Topo Map: Mount McLoughlin, OR
- Northeast Topo Map: Lake of the Woods North, OR
- West Topo Map: Robinson Butte, OR
- Topo Map: Brown Mountain, OR
- East Topo Map: Lake of the Woods South, OR
- Southwest Topo Map: Hyatt Reservoir, OR
- South Topo Map: Little Chinquapin Mountain, OR
- Southeast Topo Map: Surveyor Mountain, OR
Warnings
Prevent tick bites: Treat clothing and gear, such as boots, pants, socks and tents with products containing 0.5% permethrin.
(cdc.gov)
- The Brown dog tick (Rhipicephalus sanguineus) may be present in this area. The Brown dog tick transmits Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.
- The Rocky Mountain wood tick (Dermacentor andersoni) may be present in this area. The Rocky Mountain wood tick transmits Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Colorado Tick Fever, and Tularemia.
- The Western blacklegged tick (Ixodes pacificus) may be present in this area. The Western blacklegged tick transmits Anaplasmosis and Lyme Disease.
- Length is the total distance of the trail section. The distance between two red diamonds is one mile.
- Min Ele is the minimum elevation on the trail section.
- Max Ele is the maximum elevation on the trail section.
- Range is the difference between maximum and minimum elevation.
- Time is the typical total time required to hike the trail.
- Gain (cumulative elevation gain) is the sum of every gain in elevation.
- Loss (cumulative elevation loss) is the sum of every loss in elevation.
- E = Easiest, M = Moderate, MS = Moderately Strenuous, S = Strenuous, VS = Very Strenuous.