{"id":5402,"date":"2025-06-01T14:17:48","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T14:17:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/?p=5402"},"modified":"2025-09-18T23:38:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T23:38:10","slug":"green-peter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/2025\/06\/01\/green-peter\/","title":{"rendered":"Green Peter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sunday, June 1, 2025<\/p>\n<p>Green Peter is a 3,793&#8242; peak northeast of Sweet Home. A road goes to the summit&#8211;which is within a 78-acre parcel of state land&#8211;but because it&#8217;s almost entirely surrounded by Georgia Pacific land, the public can&#8217;t drive up there.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>This is a view of Green Peter from Foster Reservoir:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53131402198_54fc0fe83a_b.jpg\" alt=\"Green Peter Mountain\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I parked at a Georgia Pacific Gate on Sunnyside Road.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54564434997_cd4ca4c03e_b.jpg\" alt=\"Green Peter Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you ever find one of these gates open I do not advise driving past it:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54565639030_6ce0cfcb84_b.jpg\" alt=\"Green Peter Hike\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It was an overcast day as I followed the gravel roads towards the mountain:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54565639400_320db84248_b.jpg\" alt=\"Green Peter Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54565639200_d8bcfa5af1_b.jpg\" alt=\"Green Peter Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54565638755_325eb36d5a_b.jpg\" alt=\"Green Peter Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At 2.6 miles I reached the spur road to the summit, which had its own gate:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54565493784_2036c85204_b.jpg\" alt=\"Green Peter Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Wow, there&#8217;s a lot of Scotch broom growing here:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54565553633_9b219202d5_b.jpg\" alt=\"Green Peter Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Almost there:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54565321251_25d0af4e31_b.jpg\" alt=\"Green Peter Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After 3.8 miles I reached the summit:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54564446282_bf2c4bbc70_b.jpg\" alt=\"Green Peter Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you go left (not recommended) you can hike up this steep eroded road:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54565553658_440d094485_b.jpg\" alt=\"Green Peter Hike\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Go around the white building to where an ancient propane tank sits and the lookout comes into view:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54565650615_c3b70f5159_b.jpg\" alt=\"Green Peter Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54565324996_05e7ffc45f_b.jpg\" alt=\"Green Peter Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And up these rickety metal stairs:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54565658455_ed7e88cda4_b.jpg\" alt=\"Green Peter Hike\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Instead when you reach the summit, the better way is to go to the right of the brick building:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54565688300_42a444f807_b.jpg\" alt=\"Green Peter Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Follow this boot path up along the ridge:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54565591133_3a6c9c4d54_b.jpg\" alt=\"Green Peter Hike\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The lookout is perched on the rocky summit and has communications equipment mounted on it:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54565541999_74dd2cf40d_b.jpg\" alt=\"Green Peter Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54565328586_565bb219c6_b.jpg\" alt=\"Green Peter Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54565516044_f0b609ec3a_b.jpg\" alt=\"Green Peter Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54565681005_24b6102850_b.jpg\" alt=\"Green Peter Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54565681085_a01389ab8e_b.jpg\" alt=\"Green Peter Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/p>\n<p>More communications equipment:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54564463322_1619ee69b9_b.jpg\" alt=\"Green Peter Hike\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54565675545_5877427e06_b.jpg\" alt=\"Green Peter Hike\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The views are pretty great. Looking east with Mt. Jefferson on the left, the Three Sisters on the right, and Green Peter Reservoir down below:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54565568073_e3738138cc_b.jpg\" alt=\"Green Peter Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Close-up of Mt. Jefferson:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54565345761_2410fec2ab_b.jpg\" alt=\"Green Peter Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And the Three Sisters:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54565345781_0727987a5c_b.jpg\" alt=\"Green Peter Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Green Peter Reservoir:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54565675585_65cc8ff923_b.jpg\" alt=\"Green Peter Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The view to the south was pretty cloudy, but the big comms tower is in the way as well. That is Foster Reservoir at right, where the first picture at the top of this post was taken from:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54565338476_3dbcf482c1_b.jpg\" alt=\"Green Peter Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Foster Reservoir:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54565529399_f8e47e57cf_b.jpg\" alt=\"Green Peter Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>View to the west with MANY clearcuts:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54565571128_b1f000f492_b.jpg\" alt=\"Green Peter Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Looking north. Snow peak in the distance; Bald Peter at right:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54565571273_223b43b106_b.jpg\" alt=\"Green Peter Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There were some nice wildflowers blooming on the summit:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54565650155_0c60142952_b.jpg\" alt=\"Green Peter Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54565680805_887176da6c_b.jpg\" alt=\"Green Peter Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54565681025_5ed429a684_b.jpg\" alt=\"Green Peter Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54565590808_2f48a960e7_b.jpg\" alt=\"Green Peter Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54564483152_8d4de6f3c1_b.jpg\" alt=\"Green Peter Hike\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54565590713_10b4e2b226_b.jpg\" alt=\"Green Peter Hike\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54565541499_7e353cb652_b.jpg\" alt=\"Green Peter Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Besides the summit flowers I was surprised to see some nice roadside flowers on the hike up as well:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54565541464_65d2bc109a_b.jpg\" alt=\"Green Peter Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54565590618_6e78f10771_b.jpg\" alt=\"Green Peter Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54565590598_fe0c3315bb_b.jpg\" alt=\"Green Peter Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54565541399_e58a3bb6d2_b.jpg\" alt=\"Green Peter Hike\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54565687945_c0f8100d73_b.jpg\" alt=\"Green Peter Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54565358026_82cd07d69e_b.jpg\" alt=\"Green Peter Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54565687990_eb5e5a4d5a_b.jpg\" alt=\"Green Peter Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54565542268_1414e680e1_b.jpg\" alt=\"Green Peter Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54565541369_4afc5b1c2c_b.jpg\" alt=\"Green Peter Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Gaia stats: 7.6 miles, 2,260&#8242; elevation gain<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sunday, June 1, 2025 Green Peter is a 3,793&#8242; peak northeast of Sweet Home. 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