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Of the most prominent summits of Oregon, Mount Hood exceeds 2000 meters (6562 feet) of topographic prominence.Four peaks are ultra-prominent summits with more than 1500 meters (4921 feet) of topographic prominence and 12 peaks exceed 1000 meters (3281 feet) of topographic prominence.
Crater Lake National Park; Long title: An Act reserving from the public lands in the State of Oregon, as a public park for the benefit of the people of the United States, and for the protection and preservation of the game, fish, timber, and all other natural objects therein, a tract of land herein described, and so forth. Enacted by
The Calapooya Mountains in Lane County Mount Thielsen in the Cascade Range in southern Oregon The Pueblo Mountains south of Fields Trout Creek Mountains, Southeastern Oregon The Wallowa Mountains in northeastern Oregon. There are at least 50 named mountain ranges in the U.S. state of Oregon.
The Wallowa Mountains (/ w ə ˈ l aʊ w ə /) are a mountain range located in the Columbia Plateau of northeastern Oregon in the United States.The range runs approximately 40 miles (64 km) northwest to southeast in southwestern Wallowa County and eastern Union County between the Blue Mountains to the west and the Snake River to the east.
National Park Service; Peakbagger; www.climb.mountains.com These two external lists may not necessarily agree 100% with Wikipedia's list, but serve as useful comparisons. The primary difference is that these lists do not include associated national preserves. Postholer Maps; contains clear, zoomable topographic maps of the entire USA.
Mount Hood is the highest peak in Oregon.. Western Oregon's mountainous regions, home to three of the most prominent mountain peaks of the United States including Mount Hood, were formed by the volcanic activity of the Juan de Fuca Plate, a tectonic plate that poses a continued threat of volcanic activity and earthquakes in the region.
Before long, the great white-capped mountains that loomed above the rapids were called the "mountains by the cascades" and later simply as the "Cascades". The earliest attested use of the name "Cascade Range" is in the writings of botanist David Douglas in 1825. [24] [25] Mount Hood is the tallest point in the U.S. state of Oregon.
Its summit is the highest point within Crater Lake National Park, and the tenth highest peak in the Oregon Cascades. [6] A small fire lookout tower stands on the summit, at the end of a trail that zigzags approximately 1,500 feet (460 m) up the mountain. The mountain is named for Oregon pioneer Levi Scott, founder of Scottsburg, Oregon. [7]