# Dee Wright Observatory

> A lava-rock shelter built by the CCC in 1935 at the top of McKenzie Pass, surrounded by a sea of black lava. Window slits frame a dozen Cascade peaks; a paved

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A lava-rock shelter built by the CCC in 1935 at the top of McKenzie Pass, surrounded by a sea of black lava. Window slits frame a dozen Cascade peaks; a paved half-mile trail explores the flow.

- **Nearest town:** Sisters, OR
- **Category:** Scenic viewpoints
- **GPS:** 44.2600, -121.8010
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