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template: byway.jade
id: "2148"
name: "McKenzie Pass-Santiam Pass Scenic Byway"
distance: "82"
duration: Take two hours to drive the byway or five hours to stop at places along the way.
description: "Experience dramatic views of the snowcapped High Cascade Peaks. The panorama of lava fields and six Cascade peaks is made more striking by the contrast between the black lava and white snow. The mountains are mirrored in crystal-clear lakes, and the byway passes beautiful waterfalls, including Sahalie and Koosah Falls."
contact: "**US Forest Service - McKenzie Ranger Station**  \r\n 541-822-3381  \r\n [Send E-mail](mailto:smith_stacey/r6pnw_willamette@fs.fed )  \r\n\r\n"
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websites: 
  - url: "http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/centraloregon/index.shtml"
    name: Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests
  - url: "http://www.ohwy.com/or/m/mcksanti.htm"
    name: "McKenzie Pass - Santiam Pass Scenic Byway"
  - url: "http://www.gorp.com/gorp/resource/us_wilderness_area/or_mt_wa.htm"
    name: Mt. Washington Wilderness
  - url: "http://www.pcta.org/"
    name: Pacific Crest Trail Association
  - url: "http://www.nuggetnews.com/"
    name: Sisters Newspaper
  - url: "http://www.fs.usda.gov/willamette/"
    name: Willamette National Forest
designations: 
  - National Scenic Byway
  - National Forest Scenic Byway
  - Oregon State Scenic Byway
states: 
  - OR
ll: 
  - -122.07396699967717
  - 44.18423100026064
bounds: 
  - - -122.07396699967717
    - 44.158878000219715
  - - -121.555266999872
    - 44.43658799963663

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Experience dramatic views of the snowcapped High Cascade Peaks. The panorama of lava fields and six Cascade peaks is made more striking by the contrast between the black lava and white snow. The mountains are mirrored in crystal-clear lakes, and the byway passes beautiful waterfalls, including Sahalie and Koosah Falls.