I’ve been thinking about the Mt. Jefferson High Loop for almost now a year, and I’m ecstatic I finally crossed it off the to-do list.

Background

Mt. Jefferson being Oregon’s second tallest mountain, and arguably the most difficult to access of the big Cascade peaks, it sees much less traffic than any of the other large peak and holds a certain sense of solitude and wilderness that is hard to find elsewhere.

I’ve spent a lot of time on Jefferson and in the surrounding nature it has to offer (Hunt’s Cove, Pamelia, Jefferson Park, the Tables, etc…), and keep coming back

Route Acknowledgment

Although I’d love to claim that I came up with this route on my own, I have to mention Jarrett Widman’s trip report for the invaluable beta on the route, both in description and photos, and for being the first and only person that I could find having completed this route.

Tribal regulations

If you’re planning on completing this route, or travelling on the East face of Mt/ Jefferson in general, make sure you check the most up to date tribal regulations from the Warm Springs reservation, as you will be travelling on their land when on the East face.