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Pistol Butte

Pistol Butte

Quick run down of the hike:

Hike: Pistol Butte

Miles: 3.5 Miles

Elevation Gain: 889 Feet

My husband and I moved to central Oregon recently and we have been trying to see how many different buttes we can hike in our area.

We decided to tackle Pistol Butte which is a little over 3 miles round trip.

It is a little bit of an adventure just finding the start of the trail for Pistol Butte. Follow the directions on google for Pistol Butte trailhead which will have you go down a gravel road for about a mile and then continue onto a dirt road for about .3 of a mile. Then when the road splits of the right that is where you park for the trailhead.

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We parked just on the left in front of a burn pile.

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From here there are no trail markers but you can see a more well defined dirt path in the distance.

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Keep following the defined path through the woods which is overall flat at this point.

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When you get to the end of the path that intersects with a dirt road go right up the road. This is where it will start to get a little bit more steep of a climb.

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Keep hiking along the dirt road.

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You will reach a gate which you continue through and up the butte.

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The last quarter of a mile is pretty steep switch backs but the views at the top are worth it!

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