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Ice Lake and Matterhorn Peak route map
Difficulty: ExpertOut and Back
Oregon

Ice Lake and Matterhorn Peak

Joseph, Oregon

16.2 mi

Distance

6,834 ft

Elev. Gain

2h 44m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Expert

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Ice Lake and Matterhorn Peak unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:1,423 ft
Max:2,978 ft
Gain:2,083 ft
Loss:2,083 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,423 ft and 2,978 ft across 16.5 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,423 ft1,941 ft2,460 ft2,978 ft0.0 mi4.1 mi8.3 mi12.4 mi16.5 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,423 ft
High point8.4 mi2,978 ft
End16.5 mi1,423 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Wallowa Lake, OR · about 2 mi away
County:
Wallowa County, OR

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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