CROOK COUNTY
BLACK MOUNTAIN
Ochoco National Forest
14S-22E-9
14S-22E-9
July 31, 1913: "Mr. Haner and Miss Schlattman accompanied by Forest Ranger J.W. Usher, climbed Black Butte last Sunday. Mr. Haner went up to repair the telephone which is at the lookout station for the forestry department. He says the scenery from this butte is very fine." (Crook County Journal)
DESIGNATION - BLACK MTN
PID - QD1362
STATE/COUNTY- OR/CROOK
USGS QUAD - PETERSON POINT (1992)
STATION DESCRIPTION
DESCRIBED BY US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1963
LOCATED ABOUT 18 MI NNW. OF PAULINA, 13 MI S. OF MITCHELL. ON
SMALL, FLAT TOP THAT IS BARE ON SUMMIT BUT WITH PONDEROSA-COVERED
SLOPES, LOCALLY KNOWN AS BLACK MTN.
TO REACH FROM MITCHELL POST OFFICE, DRIVE 0.25 MI E. ALONG
BUSINESS LOOP OF HWY. 26 TO JCT. WITH U.S. HWY. 26. GO 0.2 MI E.
ALONG HWY. TO JCT. WITH BIG SUMMIT PRAIRIE RD. TURN RIGHT AND GO
13.4 MI SSW. ALONG GRAVEL RD. TO SCOTTS FOREST CAMP. TURN LEFT
AND GO 3.8 MI ON FOREST RD. 1337A TO JCT. WITH FOREST RD. 1337.
GO 2.1 MI S. ALONG FOREST RD. 1337 TO JCT. WITH FOREST RD. 1240.
TURN LEFT AND GO 2.4 MI ALONG FOREST RD. 1240 TO JCT. WITH DIM
RD. TURN LEFT ON DIM RD. AND GO 0.3 MI N. STATION SITE CAN BE
REACHED BY FOLLOWING CAT TRAIL LEADING NE. AND UP SLOPE 0.3 MI TO
SUMMIT.