List of mountain peaks of Oregon explained

See also: Geography of Oregon.

See also: List of mountain ranges of Oregon.

This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks[1] of the U.S. State of Oregon.

The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways:

  1. The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level.[2] [3] The first table below ranks the 30 highest major summits of Oregon by elevation.
  2. The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings.[4] [3] The second table below ranks the 30 most prominent summits of Oregon.
  3. The topographic isolation (or radius of dominance) of a summit measures how far the summit lies from its nearest point of equal elevation.[5] The third table below ranks the 30 most isolated major summits of Oregon.

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Highest major summits

Of the highest major summits of Oregon, five peaks exceed 3000m (10,000feet) elevation and 28 peaks exceed 2500m (8,200feet) elevation.

The 34 highest summits of Oregon with at least 300 meters of topographic prominence

!Rank!Mountain peak!Mountain range!Elevation!Prominence!Isolation!Location
1Cascade Range45.3735°N -121.6959°W
2Cascade Range44.6743°N -121.7996°W
3Cascade Range44.1035°N -121.7693°W
4Cascade Range44.1666°N -121.7723°W
5Cascade Range44.1483°N -121.784°W
6Wallowa Mountains45.245°N -117.2929°W
7Steens Mountain42.6364°N -118.5767°W
8Wallowa Mountains45.203°N -117.175°W
9Wallowa Mountains45.3046°N -117.3452°W
10Wallowa Mountains45.1637°N -117.3016°W
11Wallowa Mountains45.0644°N -117.246°W
12Cascade Range42.4445°N -122.3156°W
13Wallowa Mountains45.2223°N -117.3968°W
14Cascade Range43.1528°N -122.0665°W
15Cascade Range44.083°N -121.6994°W
16Elkhorn Mountains44.8168°N -118.1039°W
17Wallowa Mountains45.0653°N -117.2893°W
18Cascade Range43.9794°N -121.6885°W
19Strawberry Range44.3123°N -118.7166°W
20Wallowa Mountains45.1274°N -117.3522°W
21Cascade Range42.9229°N -122.0162°W
22Cascade Range43.5207°N -122.1496°W
23Pueblo Mountains42.0995°N -118.6506°W
24Warner Mountains42.0628°N -120.2408°W
25Warner Mountains42.3001°N -120.1238°W
26Cascade Range43.1551°N -122.22°W
27Gearhart Mountain42.496°N -120.8773°W
28Cascade Range42.3155°N -122.0876°W
29Cascade Volcanic Arc42.9306°N -121.3607°W
30Greenhorn Mountains44.7138°N -118.5617°W
31Cascade Range42.5134°N -122.1453°W
32Strawberry Range44.2889°N -118.4954°W
33Hart Mountain42.4597°N -119.7414°W
34Paulina Mountains43.6892°N -121.2549°W

Most prominent summits

Of the most prominent summits of Oregon, Mount Hood exceeds 2000m (7,000feet) of topographic prominence. Four peaks are ultra-prominent summits with more than 1500m (4,900feet) of topographic prominence and 12 peaks exceed 1000m (3,000feet) of topographic prominence.

The 30 most topographically prominent summits of Oregon

!Rank!Mountain peak!Mountain range!Elevation!Prominence!Isolation!Location
1Cascade Range45.3735°N -121.6959°W
2Wallowa Mountains45.245°N -117.2929°W
3Cascade Range44.6743°N -121.7996°W
4Cascade Range44.1035°N -121.7693°W
5Elkhorn Mountains44.8168°N -118.1039°W
6Cascade Range42.4445°N -122.3156°W
7Steens Mountain42.6364°N -118.5767°W
8Strawberry Range44.3123°N -118.7166°W
9Klamath Mountains42.5976°N -123.8803°W
10Gearhart Mountain42.496°N -120.8773°W
11Cascade Range43.1528°N -122.0665°W
12Oregon Coast Range44.5045°N -123.5523°W
13Paulina Mountains43.6892°N -121.2549°W
14Cascade Volcanic Arc42.9306°N -121.3607°W
15Siskiyou Mountains42.0807°N -122.7169°W
16Cascade Range43.5207°N -122.1496°W
17Blue Mountains44.6089°N -117.2782°W
18Cascade Range42.3155°N -122.0876°W
19Cascade Range44.3997°N -121.6355°W
20Pueblo Mountains42.0995°N -118.6506°W
21Oregon Coast Range45.6649°N -123.5481°W
22Cascade Range42.9229°N -122.0162°W
23Cascade Range43.1551°N -122.22°W
24Blue Mountains44.7138°N -118.5617°W
25Oregon Coast Range44.9233°N -123.5732°W
26Cascade Range44.1666°N -121.7723°W
27Cascade Range43.9794°N -121.6885°W
28Klamath Mountains42.2987°N -123.8464°W
29Cascade Range43.6268°N -121.9648°W
30Cascade Range44.3321°N -121.8385°W

Most isolated major summits

Of the most isolated major summits of Oregon, Sacajawea Peak and Steens Mountain exceed 200km (100miles) of topographic isolation and Mount McLoughlin exceeds 100km (100miles) of topographic isolation.

The 30 most topographically isolated summits of Oregon with at least 500 meters of topographic prominence

!Rank!Mountain peak!Mountain range!Elevation!Prominence!Isolation!Location
1Wallowa Mountains45.245°N -117.2929°W
2Steens Mountain42.6364°N -118.5767°W
3Cascade Range42.4445°N -122.3156°W
4Oregon Coast Range45.6649°N -123.5481°W
5Cascade Range45.3735°N -121.6959°W
6Cascade Range43.1528°N -122.0665°W
7Oregon Coast Range44.5045°N -123.5523°W
8Cascade Range44.6743°N -121.7996°W
9Strawberry Range44.3123°N -118.7166°W
10Ochoco Mountains44.327°N -120.373°W
11Warner Mountains42.0628°N -120.2408°W
12Elkhorn Mountains44.8168°N -118.1039°W
13Gearhart Mountain42.496°N -120.8773°W
14Cascade Range44.1035°N -121.7693°W
15Klamath Mountains42.5976°N -123.8803°W
16Blue Mountains45.2131°N -119.2958°W
17Cascade Volcanic Arc42.9306°N -121.3607°W
18Siskiyou Mountains42.0807°N -122.7169°W
19Paulina Mountains43.6892°N -121.2549°W
20Pueblo Mountains42.0995°N -118.6506°W
21Oregon Coast Range44.9233°N -123.5732°W
22Columbia Plateau43.9704°N -119.4962°W
23Cascade Range43.5207°N -122.1496°W
24Oregon Coast Range43.9121°N -123.7383°W
25Hart Mountain42.4597°N -119.7414°W
26Blue Mountains44.1688°N -117.6621°W
27Oregon Coast Range45.9691°N -123.6853°W
28Beatys Butte42.3859°N -119.332°W
29Bald Mountain43.2743°N -121.3555°W
30Yainax Butte42.3262°N -121.2691°W

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. This article defines a significant summit as a summit with at least 100m (300feet) of topographic prominence, and a major summit as a summit with at least 500m (1,600feet) of topographic prominence. All summits in this article have at least 500 meters of topographic prominence. An ultra-prominent summit is a summit with at least 1500m (4,900feet) of topographic prominence.
  2. All elevations in this article include an elevation adjustment from the National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD 29) to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). For further information, please see this United States National Geodetic Survey note.
  3. If the elevation or prominence of a summit is calculated as a range of values, the arithmetic mean is shown.
  4. The topographic prominence of a summit is the topographic elevation difference between the summit and its highest or key col to a higher summit. The summit may be near its key col or quite far away. The key col for Denali in Alaska is the Isthmus of Rivas in Nicaragua, 7642km (4,749miles) away.
  5. The topographic isolation of a summit is the great-circle distance to its nearest point of equal elevation.