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There are at least 319 mountain passes in the U. S. state of Oregon. Lolo Pass seen from west of the pass. The Pacific Crest Trail traverses left and right across the pass; Mount Hood's northwest face is visible in the background.
The route begins on its eastern end at the town of Sisters in northern Deschutes County. It follows Oregon Route 126 westward over Santiam Pass south of Three Fingered Jack, then south along the valley of the McKenzie River. It then follows Oregon Route 242 eastward over McKenzie Pass, north of the Three Sisters then back to the town of Sisters ...
McKenzie Pass, elevation 5,325 feet (1,623 m), [1] is a mountain pass in the Cascade Range in central Oregon in the United States. [2] It is located at the border of Linn and Deschutes counties, [2] approximately 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Bend, [3] between the Three Sisters to the south and Mount Washington to the north. Oregon Route 242 ...
East of Sisters the two highways split, with 126 heading to Redmond and 20 going to Bend. [8] West of Sisters, the road splits once more, with the McKenzie Highway becoming Oregon Route 242 [8] and running west over the McKenzie Pass (a summertime-only scenic route over the Cascades.) The Santiam Highway proceeds over the Santiam Pass.
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Oregon Route 242, known as a portion of the McKenzie Highway, is an Oregon state highway that runs from Belknap Springs, Oregon through McKenzie Pass in the Oregon Cascades, to Sisters, Oregon, in the United States. The McKenzie Highway was added to the National Register of Historic Places in February, 2011. [4]
Santiam Pass is a 4,817-foot (1,468 m) mountain pass in the Cascade Range in central Oregon in the United States.It is located on the border between Linn and Jefferson counties, about 18 mi (29 km) northwest of Sisters, between the prominent volcanic horns of Three Fingered Jack to the north and Mount Washington to the south.
In 2017, the Oregon legislature designated Oregon’s 451-mile stretch of U.S. Route 20 as the state’s official Medal of Honor Highway. Twelve roadside signs were placed along the route to honor Oregon’s Medal of Honor recipients. Oregon was the first state to designate a border-to-border route as its official Medal of Honor Highway.