The PCT at Crater Lake National Park,
Pacific Crest Trail Map 135
Elevation
SOURCE: METI, NASA, PICKATRAIL, USGS
PCT Map 135 (NOBO): On this map the Pacific Crest Trail enters Crater Lake National Park. After crossing Highway 62, the trail wraps around the west side of Crater Lake to the South Fork of Copeland Creek.
What is the length of this section of the PCT?
Metrics
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Length 1 | Min Ele 2 | Max Ele 3 | Range 4 |
| 13.0 mi | 5,476 ft | 6,722 ft | 1,246 ft |
| Northbound | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time 5 | Gain 6 | Loss 7 | Rating 8 |
| 4.6 hrs | 422 ft | 1,567 ft | MS |
| Southbound | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Gain | Loss | Rating |
| 4.8 hrs | 1,567 ft | 422 ft | VS |
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 Crater Lake National Park 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: Thousand Springs, OR
- North Topo Map: Crater Lake West, OR
- Northeast Topo Map: Crater Lake East, OR
- West Topo Map: Red Blanket Mountain, OR
- Topo Map: Union Peak, OR
- East Topo Map: Maklaks Crater, OR
- Southwest Topo Map: Imnaha Creek, OR
- South Topo Map: Devils Peak, OR
- Southeast Topo Map: Mares Egg Spring, 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.