Wildcat Caldera Field Trip

 Gary Halvorson, Oregon Historical Archive                                                             United States Forest Service

 Wildcat Mountain Caldera Field Trip

Led by Carrie Gordon & Derek Loeb

June 5, 8:30 AM - 3 PM

Carrie Gordon and Derek Loeb will lead a field trip to look at a couple of features of the 40 million year old Wildcat Mountain Caldera. The field trip will begin in Prineville, travel northeast up  Mill Creek to Brennan Palisades.   We will then explore the Stein's Pillar trail.

Pre-field trip information: “Field Trip Guide to the middle Eocene Wildcat Mountain Caldera, Ochoco National Forest, Crook County, Oregon”.

https://pubs.oregon.gov/dogami/og/OGv69n01-WildcatMountain.pdf

Initial meetup location will be in Prineville.  A location to meet for ride sharing or caravaning from Bend will be arranged.  Per COGS policy, ridesharing is completely voluntary but it is encouraged because of limited parking at some of the stops. Please contact Derek Loeb at DerekLoeb@gmail.com with questions?

Please note that this event is limited to 18 participants and registration must be done via the registration button on the trip listing on the COGS website.  Successful registration will be confirmed on the webpage by a light green box indicating registration was successful and by a confirmation email.  If you don't get this email you should try the registration process again.