Wallowa Mountains

45.3125 - 117.209Koordinaten: 45 ° 18 ' 45 "N, 117 ° 12' 32 " W

The Wallowa Mountains is a mountain and wilderness region on the Columbia Plateau in the extreme northeast of the U.S. state of Oregon. It lies entirely within the catchment area of the Snake River and has a roughly V-shaped structure whose opening is directed approximately to the north -north-west and is formed by the valley of the Wallowa River, which drains the center of the mountain. The eastern border of the mountain, the Hells Canyon of the Snake River is dewatered in the eastern flank. To the southeast lies the Powder River, to the west of the Grande Ronde River and the northern range the Wallowa Foothills up in the state of Washington, where they drain to the northeast over the Asotin Creek and the north- west over the Grande Ronde River to the Snake River. The Grande Ronde River forms the boundary of the Wallowa Mountains to the Blue Mountains.

The mountains can be broken down by the two legs of the V- shape along the Wallowa River Wallowa Mountains to the West and the East Wallowa Mountains. The highest peak in the Wallowa Mountains is the Sacajawea Peak ( 2999 ​​m) in the western Wallow Mountains. To the east of Aneroid Mountain ( 2957 m) is the highest point.

At the heart of the mountains lies the town of Enterprise, who is also Couty seat of Wallowa County. The small town offers some tourist infrastructure for the region.

Almost the entire mountain is part of the Wallowa - Whitman National Forest of the U.S. Forest Service. At the headwaters of the Wallowa Rivers is located near the center of the mountain region of the reservoir Wallowa Lake. South and west of the lake, the Eagle Cap Wilderness, the largest wilderness area of Oregon is up to the summer snow -capped mountain peaks, canyons and glacial lakes. Here you can occasionally still the Mountain Lion ( Cougar) and the Black Bear ( Black Bear ) Watch.

External links and sources in English

  • U.S. Forest Service: Wallowa - Whitman National Forest
  • Wilderness.net: Eagle Cap Wilderness
Powder River (Oregon) Washington (state) Blue Mountains (Pacific Northwest) Enterprise (Oregon) Wallowa County, Oregon National Wilderness Preservation System
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