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SALMON-HUCKLEBERRY WILDERNESS
Mt. Hood National Forest
16400 Champion Way
Sandy, OR 97055
(503) 666-0700
Web site www.fs.fed.us/r6/mthood

The 44,600 acre Salmon-Huckleberry consists of steep, forested ridges and valleys located 55 miles southeast of Portland and about 15 miles southeast of Sandy.

Created by the 1984 Oregon Wilderness Act this area is the headwaters of the Salmon River, a major contributory to the Sandy River. While few open peaks such as Old Baldy and Huckleberry Mountain offer panoramic vistas, more typical of the Salmon Huckleberry Wilderness is dense forest carpeting steep ridges and canyons, offering a feeling of quiet isolation. In some canyon bottoms, small portions of towering old growth forests remain. Many unusual rock formations, such as prominent cliffs, volcanic dikes, and pinnacles add to the scenery.