Weather: Temperatures in the upper 80s with mostly clear skies and a light to moderate wind which made the hike comfortable.
The Mount Pisgah ridgeline is found along the southern edge of the Bridge Creek Wilderness. There are no trails in the area (including the wilderness), and travel is much easier via existing roads due to downed timber resulting from recent wildfires. Few hikers and campers appear to use the area, and ATV traffic seems to be light (on the roads).
We accessed Mount Pisgah via FS Road 2630 from Scotts Campground. It is approximately 3 miles from the campground to the top of the ridge where we parked and hiked east about a mile to East Point. Road 2630 is very rough and rocky. It is recommended that one drive a high clearance AWD or 4WD vehicle with good tires. The rocks were more of a problem than potholes or a high center berm in the road. The road is either atop fractured bedrock or passes through deep, dusty duff.
In terms of the hike, the destination (East Point) is a great destination, but the route is cross country atop the ridgeline, and there are numerous downed trees and more numerous dogtail pines and shrubs in the way, so hiking is slow. The route is not recommended for people having difficulty stepping over numerous foot high logs.
* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.
California White Fir: Abies concolor x Abies grandis
Subalpine Fir: Abies lasiocarpa var. lasiocarpa
Western Larch: Larix occidentalis
Lodgepole Pine: Pinus contorta var. latifolia
Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa
Quaking Aspen: Populus tremuloides
Douglas' Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca
* Hood's Sedge: Carex hoodii
* Lemmon's Needlegrass: Achnatherum lemmonii ssp. lemmonii
* California Brome: Bromus carinatus var. marginatus
* Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides (var. elymoides or hordeoides ?)
* Idaho Fescue: Festuca idahoensis
* Prairie Junegrass: Koeleria macrantha
* Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa
Sandberg's Bluegrass: Poa secunda var. secunda
* Bluebunch Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicata
* Tapertip Onion: Allium accuminatum
Tolmie's Onion: Allium tolmiei var. tolmiei - Past bloom.
Yellow Bells: Fritillaria pudica - Pods ripening.
Panicled Death Camas: Toxicoscordion paniculatum - Past bloom.
* California False Hellebore: Veratrum californicum var. californicum - Along FS Road 2630 at ridgetop.
* Parsnipflower Buckwheat: Eriogonum heracleoides var. heracleoides
* Bicolor Sulphur Flower: Eriogonum umbellatum var. dicrocephalum - Atop East Point.
* Douglas' Knotweed: Polygonum douglasii ?
* Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella
* Ballhead Sandwort: Eremogone congesta var. congesta
* Douglas' Campion: Silene douglasii var. douglasii - Atop East Point.
* Oregon Campion: Silene oregana
Brown's Peony: Paeonia brownii - Past bloom.
* Western Columbine: Aquilegia formosa
* Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum
* Wormleaf Stonecrop: Sedum stenopetalum ssp. stenopetalum
Daggerpods: Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides - Fruits ripening.
Small-flowered Prairie Star: Lithophragma parviflorum var. parviflorum
Wax Currant: Ribes cereum var. cereum
Mountain Currant: Ribes montigenum
Sticky Currant: Ribes viscosissimum
Mountain Mahogany: Cercocarpus ledifolius var. ledifolius
* Montana Sticky Cinquefoil: Drymocallis glandulosa var. reflexa
Broadpetal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana var. platypetala
Prairie Smoke: Geum triflorum var. ciliatum - Past bloom.
* Rock Spiraea: Holodiscus microphyllus var. glabrescens - Atop East Point.
Bittercherry: Prunus emarginata var. emarginata
* Kellogg Spurred Lupine: Lupinus argenteus var. heteranthus
* Broadleaf Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius ?
Bighead Clover: Trifolium macrocephalum - Past bloom.
* Streambank Globemallow: Illiamna rivularis - Beginning to bloom.
Hooked Spur Violet: Viola adunca
Goosefoot Violet: Viola purpurea ssp. venosa
Upland Yellow Violet: Viola praemorsa ssp. linguifolia
* Snowbrush: Ceanothus velutinus var. velutinus
Fireweed: Chamaenerion angustifolium var. canescens - In bud.
Tall Annual Willowherb: Epilobium brachycarpum
* Gray's Lovage: Ligusticum grayi
Slender-fruit Desert Parsley: Lomatium leptocarpum
Common Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi
Mountain Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza occidentalis
Sierra Snakeroot: Sanicula graveolens
Kinnickinick: Arctostaphylos nevadensis
* Large-flowered Collomia: Collomia grandiflora
* Narrowleaf Collomia: Collomia linearis - Fading out of bloom.
* Harkness' Linanthus: Leptosiphon harknessii
* Mountain Navarretia: Navarretia divaricata
* Smooth-leaved Gilia: Navarretia capillaris - At trailhead along FS Road 2630.
Austin's Small-flowered Nemophila: Nemophila parviflora var. austiniae
Ballheaded Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. alpinum
* Small-flowered Nemophila: Nemophila parviflora var. austiniae
* Purple Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. alpina
* Blue Stickseed: Hackelia micrantha - Fading out of bloom.
* Nettle-leaved Horsemint: Agastache urticifolia var. urticifolia - At East Point.
* Wavyleaf Paintbrush: Castilleja applegatei var. pinetorum
* Paintbrush: Castilleja oresbia or Castilleja pilosa var. pilosa - Fading out of bloom. Difficult to ID
Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora - Past bloom.
Shrubby Penstemon: Penstemon fruticosus var. fruticosus - Past bloom.
* Showy Penstemon: Penstemon speciosus - Fading out of bloom.
Common Mullein: Verbascum thapsus
Mountain Heliotrope: Valeriana sitchensis
Black Elderberry: Sambucus (racemosa var. melanocarpa ?) - No inflorescences yet.
* Mountain Snowberry: Symphoricarpos oreophilus var. utahensis - Fading out of bloom.
* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium
* Orange Agoseris: Agoseris aurantiaca
* Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria rosea
* Heartleaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia - Mostly past bloom.
* Hairy Arnica: Arnica mollis ? - Fading out of bloom atop East Point .
Low Sagebrush: Artemisia arbuscula ssp. arbuscula - Flower buds forming.
Mountain Big Sagebrush: Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana - Flower buds forming.
Arrowleaf Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza sagittata - Past bloom. On open slopes along Road 2630 just downhill from East Point.
Canada Thistle: Cirsium arvense - Too numerous.
Bull Thistle: Cirsium vulgare
* Tapertip Hawksbeard: Crepis acuminata
Baker's Hawksbeard: Crepis bakeri ?
* Gray Hawksbeard: Crepis intermedia
* Western Hawksbeard: Crepis occidentalis ? - Fading out of bloom.
* Golden Fleabane: Erigeron chrysopsidis var. chrysopsidis - Fading out of bloom at the East Point summit.
* Foothill Daisy: Erigeron corymbosus
* Eaton's Shaggy Daisy: Erigeron eatonii var. villosus - Fading out of bloom.
Leafy Fleabane: Erigeron foliosus var. confinis ? - In bud.
Roughleaf Aster: Eurybia radulina - In bud.
* Rocky Mountain Sunflower: Helianthella uniflora var. douglasii
* Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri
* Mountain Tarweed: Madia glomerata
* Nodding Microseris: Microseris nutans
False Agoseris: Nothocalais troximoides - Fruit heads forming.
* Woolly Groundsel: Packera cana
* Narrowhead Goldenweed: Pyrrocoma carthamoides var. cusickii
Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus
* Tall Butterweed: Senecio serra
Goldenrod: Solidago elongata or S. lepida - In bud.
Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale
Oyster Plant: Tragopogon dubius
Turkey Vulture
Blue Grouse ?
Stellers Jay
American Robins
Western Bluebirds
Cassin's Finches
House Wren
Rufous Hummingbird - female
Anise Swallowtails
Pale Swallowtails
Fritillarys
Whites
Blues
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