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Limited roadside parking at the trailhead.
Crossing the first scree slope rockslide.
The trail switches back several times through dense forest.
View toward the Willamette Valley early on the trail.
View to the southwest of the peaks surrounding the Cedar Creeks.
A couple of rock outcroppings along the trail offer expansive views.
First view of the summit of Mount Jefferson.
Bear grass blankets the forest floor nearing the end of the initial sets of switchbacks.
A break in the forest reveals mountainous views as the trail rounds a ridge.
The trail crosses another scree field nearing the lookout site.
The trail is almost indiscernible as it weaves through a scree field nearing the lookout site.
A rock wall has been built to make the trail obvious through the high scree field.
View toward the Willamette Valley from the lookout site.
View to the southeast of the lookout site with Mount Jefferson on the horizon and the Stack Creek Dome at the bottom left.
View to the north from the lookout site with Nasty Rock dominating the landscape
View to the east of Stack Creek Dome.
Close-up view of Mount Jefferson and all the mountainous peaks in the expanse from the lookout site.
Evidence of a fire ring at the lookout site. Remember the Leave No Trace principles.
Historic former lookout site.
The trail to the true summit from the lookout site disappears in thick rhododendrons.
The trail junction near the lookout site with the trail to the right leading to the true summit.
View toward the Willamette Valley from a ridge on the way to the true summit.
Expansive meadow along the Henline Mountain ridge.
Another smaller meadow along the ridge trail.
Sub-alpine and thick forest occupies the summit of Henline Mountain.
View of Mount Jefferson from the true summit shoulder of Henline Mountain.
Obscured view of Mount Hood from the summit shoulder.
The less-than-obvious trail as it nears the true summit.
The actual summit of Henline Mountain offers no views.
Expansive meadow along the ridge; many wildflowers can be found here.