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Quartz Ridge-Summit Prairie

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Quartz Ridge-Summit Prairie

South Cascades

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Location

South Cascades -- Dark Divide

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Length

6.0 miles, roundtrip

Elevation

Gain: 1800 ft.

Highest Point: 5245 ft.

Rating

3.40 out of 5

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Quartz Ridge-Summit Prairie

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Co-ordinates: 46.1978, -121.7813 Open in Google Maps

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South Cascades -- Dark Divide

Summit Prairie (#2)

Gifford Pinchot National Forest and Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument

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South Cascades

Green Trails No. 365 Lone Butte

No. 333 McCoy Peak

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