Elkhorn Mountains (Oregon)
Elkhorn Mountains | |
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![]() Twin Lakes and Rock Creek Butte in the background | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Rock Creek Butte, Baker County |
Elevation | 9,106 ft (2,776 m)[1] |
Coordinates | 44°49′00″N 118°06′13″W / 44.81667°N 118.10361°W[2] |
Geography | |
Location in the United States | |
Country | United States |
State | Oregon |
Counties | Baker, Grant, and Union[3] |
Range coordinates | 44°52′20″N 118°11′34″W / 44.87222°N 118.19278°W[3] |
Topo map | USGS Bourne |
The Elkhorn Mountains are a mountain range, part of the Blue Mountains in the northwest United States. Located in northeastern Oregon west of Baker City,[3] the highest point in the range is Rock Creek Butte at 9,106 feet (2,776 m) above sea level.[1]
The Elkhorn Mountains are partly within the Wallowa–Whitman National Forest and the North Fork John Day Wilderness.[1][4]
Anthony Lakes ski area is in the range, west of North Powder.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Elkhorn Mountains (OR)". SummitPost.org. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ^ "Rock Creek Butte". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Elkhorn Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. May 16, 1997. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ^ "North Fork John Day Wilderness". Wilderness.net. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
External links
[edit]Media related to Elkhorn Mountains (Oregon) at Wikimedia Commons
- Elkhorn Crest National Recreation Trail #1611: U.S. Forest Service
- Elkhorn Range from Hoffer Lakes near Anthony Lake: hiking guide by William Sullivan