Northwest Wildflowers: Tire Mountain, Oregon

Wildflower Destinations > Western Cascades (Oregon)

Tire Mountain

Lane County, Oregon

Willamette National Forest

Fees: none

Activity: hiking

Elevation: 3728'-4329'

Current status (as of 6/3/23): blooming

Peak wildflower bloom on Tire Mountain is typically from mid-May through the end of June, but there may be some flowers blooming from late April until late July.* (In 2023, things are running a little later than usual.)

Typical year:

Notes

You can also approach Tire Mountain from the west, but you won't see many flowers that way; it's 100% wooded. If you're looking for flowers, go in from the east on the Alpine Trail, and you don't have to summit; the first two miles are the best.

Web links:

OregonWildflowers.org

WesternCascades.com

Photo albums: 2018

Wildflowers in this area:

WildflowerSearch.org

iNaturalist observations

Consortium of PNW Herbaria

Featured plants: Romanzoffia thompsonii

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* The dates given on this Web site for each location's blooming season are only estimates and can vary from year to year. Weather conditions in the winter and spring can shift these dates by up to a month, especially in the mountains. For the latest updates, check the Oregon Wildflowers or PortlandHikers Facebook groups, or browse the most recent postings to iNaturalist or Instagram.