Oregon's Matterhorns Explained

Oregon's Matterhorns
Elevation Ft:	9184
Elevation Ref:	^[1]
Location:	United States
Range:	Cascade Mountains

Oregon's Matterhorns is an informal group of largely extinct volcanoes in the Cascade Range, in the American state of Oregon, named after the original Matterhorn. The Pacific Crest Trail passes near all of the volcanoes which constitute Oregon's Matterhorns.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Origin of the name

Oregon's Matterhorns gained their name from Stephen Harris' book Fire Mountains of the West.^[5] The name was inspired by similarities in form to the original Matterhorn in the Alps between Switzerland and Italy.

Oregon's Matterhorns should not be confused with the peak in the Wallowa Mountains (sometimes referred to as "The Alps of Oregon")^[6] also called Matterhorn.^[7]

Mountains included

It is a small set including all of:^{[8] [5]}

• Union Peak,
• Mount Bailey,
• Diamond Peak,
• Mount Thielsen, The "Lightning Rod of the Cascades",^[5]
• Mount Washington and
• Three Fingered Jack

See also

• Deschutes National Forest
• Diamond Lake
• Diamond Peak Wilderness
• List of Oregon Wildernesses
• McKenzie Pass
• Mount Jefferson Wilderness
• Mount Thielsen Wilderness
• Mount Washington Wilderness
• Pacific Crest Trail
• Shield volcano
• Tephra cone
• Willamette National Forest

See also

External links and references

• One reference
• Stephen Harris's homepage

Notes and References

1. PC0809 . Mt Thielsen . November 17, 2008 .
2. Web site: When to hike the PCT .
3. Web site: Bend, OR: Diamond Peak via Pacific Crest Trail . Backpacker.
4. Web site: Bennett . Robert . PCT (Section 179) Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail . 2021-01-15.
5. Web site: Shaw . Ethan . May 14, 2018. The Matterhorns of North America. 2021-01-14.
6. Web site: Urness . Zack . May 28, 2020 . Wallowa Mountains . 2021-01-14.
7. Web site: Bolton . Bob . Matterhorn (Oregon) .
8. Web site: pcttrailsidereader . 2021-01-14.