Broken Top
Trip Guide & 3D Map
Cascade Range · Difficulty, season, and access — then explore the 3D terrain
Planning snapshot
Broken Top is a 9,175 ft summit in the Cascade Range (USA). PeakAtlas rates it scramble (Class 3 scramble); best season is Jul–Sep. No special summit permit. Typical staging is Bend (28 mi). Limited lodging data is mapped from OpenStreetMap for this region — stage in the listed town rather than expecting a full hotel directory. Use the 3D map and trip checklist before you go.
- Elevation
- 9,175 ft
- Prominence
- 2,175 ft
- Difficulty tier
- Scramble
- Best season
- Jul–Sep
- Permits
- No special summit permit
- Staging
- Bend · 28 mi
- Mapped lodging
- Limited / none mapped
- Listed trails
- 2
As of 2026-07-31 · Figures come from the PeakAtlas3D catalog: surveyed elevations and prominence, curated difficulty tiers, best-season windows, permit notes, staging-town distances, trail lists, and OpenStreetMap lodging near each summit. Not live weather, quotas, or prices.
How hard is Broken Top, and what do you need before you go?
Broken Top is listed as Class 3 scramble with a best season of Jul–Sep. Use the difficulty, permit, and staging details below before you commit to a date.
- Difficulty
- Class 3 scramble
- Best season
- Jul–Sep
- Access / staging
- Bend, Oregon
How tall is Broken Top, and where is it?
- Location
- Oregon, USA
- Elevation
- 9,175 ft
- Prominence
- 2,175 ft
- Mountain range
- Cascade Range
- Difficulty
- Class 3 scramble
What makes Broken Top notable?
Signature Central Oregon volcano and a favorite scramble above the Green Lakes basin.
Jagged Cascade volcano beside the Three Sisters — popular Green Lakes and No Name Lake approaches with a scramble summit in Deschutes National Forest.
After you check trip readiness for Broken Top, explore the summit on PeakAtlas3D’s interactive 3D topographic map in the Cascade Range, Oregon, USA.
Closest places
- Bend — Oregon via Cascade Lakes Hwy
- Sisters — Oregon via US-20