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The Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness is a wilderness area located on the southern side of Mount Hood in the northwestern Cascades of Oregon, United States. It lies within the Mount Hood National Forest and comprises 44,560 acres (180 km²) of land. The US Congress designated the area Wilderness in 1984.
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OGNB Members at Frustration Falls, Salmon River Gorge.
The Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness is covered in a dense rain forest of Douglas fir, true firs, western red cedar, and western hemlock with a thick understory. Eagle Creek and the Salmon River, a designated Wild and Scenic River, both provide excellent habitat for steelhead, chinook and coho salmon, as well as wild cutthroat trout. The drainages of the South Fork Salmon River and Eagle Creek are found are, and volcanic plugs, pinnacles, and cliffs distinguish the area's sharply dissected ridges.[1]
Much of the water in the area runs off Huckleberry Mountain in the northern portion of the Wilderness. To the south is Salmon Butte, a 4,877-foot (1,486.5 m) butte that can be hiked via a trail to the top. Mule deer and black bears find winter range in the area's wild off-trail country.[1] Plaza Lake, near the southern border, is the only lake in the wilderness.[2]
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