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This southern Oregon hiker has climbed the same mountain nearly 100 times — here's why he keeps going back
This southern Oregon hiker has climbed the same mountain nearly 100 times — here's why he keeps going back
This southern Oregon hiker has climbed the same mountain nearly 100 times — here's why he keeps going back

Published on: 10/15/2026

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Michael Biggs hikes to the top of Mount McLoughlin, southern Oregon's tallest peak, in every season.In August, hiker Michael Biggs, right, and friends were thanked by U.S. Forest rangers for removing graffiti from the top of 9,495-foot Mount McLoughlin.In August, hiker Michael Biggs, third from left, and friends were thanked by Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest rangers for removing graffiti from southern Oregon’s highest peak, 9,495-foot Mount McLoughlin.Michael Biggs hikes to the top of Mount McLoughlin, southern Oregon's tallest peak, in every season.Michael Biggs said at sunset and sunrise, the mountain creates a perfect pyramid shadow.

At 9,495 feet, Mount McLoughlin, the tallest peak in southern Oregon, beckons travelers peering out car windows on Interstate 5, cyclists pacing up the Cascade Range and seemingly every hiker who has dog-eared a guidebook page about the dormant stratovolcano.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/travel/2026/10/southern-oregons-brutal-beautiful-hike-that-rewards-those-who-make-it-to-the-top.html

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