Oregon trails · Mink Lake
Mink Lake
A 4.9-mile out-and-back in Oregon, with 578 ft of climbing. Reaches Wright Spring and other lake/spring destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the final third: 52% of the ascent falls between mile 3.2 and mile 4.9. It gives back about 606 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Wright Spring (spring)
- Ledge Lake (lake)
- Vera Lake (lake)
- Gnat Lake (lake)
- Porky Lake (lake)
- Goose Lake (lake)
- S Lake (lake)
- Copepod Lake (lake)
- Mink Lake (lake)
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:51 a.m., the sun rises at 7:20 a.m. and sets at 6:25 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:54 p.m. (PDT) — 11 h 05 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 9.7-mile round trip takes roughly 4 h 11 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 11:31 a.m. — 6 h 54 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Pacific Crest Trail - Wif2 — 1.3 mi
- Metolius-Windigo — 7.8 mi
- Pacific Crest Trail_Def — 7.8 mi
- Pct: Def Bend South — 7.8 mi