Snowmobile Cornucopia, Oregon

Snowmobile Cornucopia, Oregon
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Trail Description

Cornucopia remains a gold mine of snowmobile access in the southern Wallowa Mountains of Oregon. With thousands of acres of rideable terrain outside the wilderness and magnificent views, this area is the premier destination for snowmobiling in the region.

The once thriving mining town of Cornucopia is now a ghost town except for the Cornucopia Lodge, which operates packages catering to snowmobilers in the winter. It is also a good sledding access point as an alternative to the Clear Creek Snopark by parking at the end of the road in Carson. The road to Cornucopia is not maintained for winter automobile travel, but it is groomed. The Wallowa Alpine Huts operates ski guiding with this route up to the Norway Basin Yurt. See the EnterActive map for all the details on how to access Cornucopia and the high country.

Trail data mapped by Brian Sather on Apr 5, 2016 · Last update: May 3, 2016 · Contributors: Tesmond Hurd, Forrest Warren

Waypoints

Table Top — Table Top Mountain can be difficult with drifts and exposure on both sides. Cornices usually overhang the east side, which is known to avalanche.

45.06086, -117.16837

Carson Parking — No snopark permit required. There is not an official parking lot, but the roadside is very wide and the intersection of roads allows for easy turning of a trailer. During high use times this may get problematic.

44.94166, -117.17773

Blue Creek Saddle — This is in the wilderness.

45.07036, -117.21007

East Forks Hillclimbs

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Grateful Ridge Hillclimbs

45.05719, -117.19597

Schneider Meadow

45.0006, -117.17191

Schneider playhill

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Steep climb out of East Fork

45.07198, -117.17307

Clear Creek Warming Shelter

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Difficult tree boondock

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Union Companion Mine mansion remains

45.01266, -117.2135

Tabletop

45.064287, -117.167834

Video from cabin to Table Top

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High mark then into trees

45.07205, -117.19772

High Marking Grateful Ridge

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Up a Creek

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Boondock Video from Cornucopia — Head east before crossing East Fork

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Dropping down to clear creek cabin video

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Video of climb onto south end of Table Top

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Video of dropping down East Fork

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Advanced and technical

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Hillclimb and look north into Imnaha

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Climb to Table Top

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Video of the approach to Blue Creek Saddle around Grateful Ridge.

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Video of route up to Union Companion Mine from Cornucopia

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