Sawtooth Peak | |
Elevation Ft: | 9179 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Prominence Ft: | 139 |
Prominence Ref: | [2] |
Isolation Mi: | 1.02 |
Isolation Ref: | [3] |
Parent Peak: | Twin Peaks (9,673 ft) |
Map: | Oregon#USA |
Map Size: | 250 |
Label Position: | left |
Location: | Eagle Cap Wilderness |
Country: | United States of America |
State: | Oregon |
Region: | Wallowa |
Region Type: | County |
Range: | Wallowa Mountains |
Coordinates: | 45.3194°N -117.3446°W |
Coordinates Ref: | [4] |
Topo: | USGS Chief Joseph Mountain |
Rock: | Columbia River basalt, granite |
Age: | Miocene |
Easiest Route: | scrambling |
Sawtooth Peak is a 9179adj=midNaNadj=mid mountain summit located in Wallowa County, Oregon, US.
Sawtooth Peak is located seven miles west-southwest of Joseph, Oregon, in the Wallowa Mountains. It is set within the Eagle Cap Wilderness on land managed by Wallowa–Whitman National Forest.[2] The peak is situated one mile north of Legore Lake and line parent Twin Peaks. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Lostine River and Wallowa River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over 4200abbr=offNaNabbr=off above Hurricane Creek in approximately two miles. The summit is composed of Columbia River basalt which overlays Mesozoic granite of the Wallowa Batholith. This landform's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[4]
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Sawtooth Peak is located in a subarctic climate zone characterized by long, usually very cold winters, and mild summers.[5] Winter temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −20 °F. Most precipitation in the area is caused by orographic lift.