Bachelor Butte from Pilot Butte
State Park in Bend of Central Oregon

bachelor butte awaiting the storm, photographed from atop pilot butte in bend, oregon, central oregon's gateway: find alpine lakes, skiing, hiking trails, volcanoes, newberry national volcanic monument: benham falls, wild and scenic deschutes river, lava cast forest, lava river cave, lava butte, lava lands, paulina and east lakes, newberry crater; lapine state park, and more.

Bachelor Butte in the Cascade Mountains

Pilot Butte State Park is located on Hwy 20 in Bend. To reach it from Hwy 97 when you're on the outskirts of Bend: Take the Knot Hwy exit, follow it until you see the sign for Hwy 20, or Burns, Oregon. Turn north when you do. Follow it for a short distance, and you'll see the sign for Pilot Butte on the right. The parking lot for the hiking trail comes first; the turn off for the automobile drive to the top of the butte comes next. Turn right and take the ascent to the top. From there take in all the views for 360 degrees.

Bachelor Butte can be accessed from FS 46, the Cascade Lakes National Scenic Byway.

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bachelor butte photographed from atop pilot butte in bend, oregon, central oregon's gateway: find alpine lakes, skiing, hiking trails, volcanoes, newberry national volcanic monument: benham falls, wild and scenic deschutes river, lava cast forest, lava river cave, lava butte, lava lands, paulina and east lakes, newberry crater; lapine state park, and more

Forward ~ Benham Waterfalls on the wild and
scenic Deschutes River in the Deschutes National
Forest of Oregon..

Back ~ Three Sisters in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon viewed from Pilot Butte State Park in Bend.

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Bachelor Butte photographed from Pilot Butte State Park (pictured to the left).

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eagle ridge on shoalwater bay on klamath lake, one of the many birding trails in klamath basin, not far from gathering light ... a retreat located in south central oregon near crater lake national park, offering cabins, tree houses and more.

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Eagle Ridge on Shoalwater Bay in Klamath Lake (pictured above), one of the many Klamath Basin birding trails, not far from Gathering Light ... a retreat. Rustic simplicity, a place to "Just Be", Gathering Light is nestled on the banks of the river, surrounded by the Fremont Winema National Forest of southern Oregon and not far from Crater Lake National Park.