Porter Mountain

The route begins and ends at Cascade Trailhead and reaches the summit of Porter Mountain (4,059'), about 2.5 miles each way. From the register, the trail dips and stays moderate, then crosses a stream near 0.3 miles and climbs steeply over rocky terrain, with bare-rock slab in places, to a ridge near 1.2 miles. At about 2 miles, reach a Y junction and turn right toward Porter; left leads about 0.3 mile to Cascade's open summit. Drop, then climb 0.5 mile over rocky tread to Porter's summit, a large rock with views of the Great Range and Cascade. The trail is busy in summer. Descend the same way; the steep rock is slippery when wet. In winter, snowshoes are required and microspikes help on the slabs.