Mt Thielsen on the Rogue Umpqua Scenic Byway
just north and a little west of Crater Lake National Park

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Mt Thielsen is 290,000 years old and all that's left is the central plug sitting atop the remains of earlier lava flows. The smooth sides of the mountain, so evident in this photograph, are composed of ash, deposited when Mt Mazama, the mountain that now holds Crater Lake, erupted 7,600 years ago.

Some of the most spectacular views of Mt Thielsen are available from the hiking trail.

Directions to the hiking trails for Mt Thielsen.

To see Mt Thielsen when coming from Roseburg on the Rogue Umpqua Scenic Byway, Oregon Hwy 138. You'll see the turnoff to Medford near Diamond Lake. This is Oregon Hwy 230, a continuation of the Rogue Umpqua Scenic Byway. From there continue south until the Rogue Umpqua Scenic Byway intersects with the Crater Lake Hwy, Oregon Hwy 62. If you want to continue along the upper Rogue wild and scenic river, head south and you'll see the Rogue River Gorge at Union Creek, waterfalls, hiking trails, a historic hotel in Prospect, Oregon. If you want to take the south entrance to Crater Lake, turn east on the Crater Lake Hwy, Oregon Hwy 62, and you'll come to the south entrance near the summit.

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Forward ~ Mt Thielsen from the Diamond Lake viewpoint in the Cascade Mountains, off the Rogue Umpqua Scenic Byway in Oregon.

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USFS: The Rogue River Siskiyou National Forest in Oregon.

Mt Thielsen photographed at the Diamond Lake Recreation Area in the Rogue River Siskiyou National Forest of Oregon, pictured to the right.

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Travel Oregon and northern California while staying at Gathering Light ... a retreat
located in southern Oregon near Crater Lake National Park.

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The elfin tree house at Gathering Light pictured above.