Neahkahnie Mountain

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Coordinates: 45°44′38″N 123°56′28″W / 45.7439957, -123.9409695

Neahkahnie Mountain
Neahkahnie Mountain from the North.
Elevation	1,634 feet (498 m)[1]
Location	Tillamook County, Oregon, USA
Range	Northern Oregon Coast Range
Coordinates	45°44′38″N 123°56′28″W / 45.7439957, -123.9409695[2]
Topo map	USGS Nehalem

Neahkahnie Mountain is a mountain on the Oregon Coast, north of Manzanita in Oswald West State Park overlooking U.S. Route 101. The peak is part of the Northern Oregon Coast Range, which is part of the Oregon Coast Range.^[3]

[edit] Treasure

It is rumored to have a lost treasure, hidden by Spanish sailors in the late 1500s. The name Neahkahnie is a Tillamook name for "place of the fire god" or, "home of the gods." The "lost treasure," subject of the 2006 movie Tillamook Treasure, has been searched for by hundreds of people over the years, some resorting to earth-moving equipment and others digging by hand. Digging for treasure is prohibited on the portions of the mountain that are in the control of the Oregon Parks Service and is also prohibited on the beach, also part of the Oregon State parks. There are various versions of the legend. While it is verified that Spanish ships did come to the area in the 16th and 17th centuries as the Oregon area was on the trade route between the Philippines and the Spanish settlements in North America, there is no verifiable evidence that a treasure was ever buried on the mountain.^[4]

[edit] References

	v • d • e Oregon Coast Range
Northern	Five highest peaks: Rogers Peak · South Saddle Mountain · Larch Mountain · Trask Mountain · Saddle Mountain
Central	Five highest peaks: Marys Peak · Grass Mountain · Laurel Mountain · Prairie Peak · Saddle Bag Mountain
Southern	Four highest peaks: Bone Mountain · Kenyon Mountain · Bear Mountain · Buzzard Rock
See also	Pacific Coast Ranges · Tualatin Mountains · Siskiyou Mountains · Calapooya Mountains · Oregon Coast