Strawberry Mountain (Oregon)

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Coordinates: 44°18′45″N 118°42′60″W / 44.3123805, -118.7166106

Strawberry Mountain

Strawberry Mountain Peak
Elevation 9,042 feet (2,756 m)[1]
Location Grant, County, Oregon, USA
Range Strawberry Mountains
Prominence 4,080 feet (1,240 m)[2]
Coordinates 44°18′45″N 118°42′60″W / 44.3123805, -118.7166106[3]
Topo map USGS Strawberry Mountain 44118-C6

Strawberry Mountain is the highest mountain in the Strawberry Mountains of eastern Oregon and the 28th highest point in the state[4] It is within the Malheur National Forest and is the most prominent feature of the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.

The mountain and nearby Strawberry Creek were named by homesteader Nathan Wills Fisk "because there were wild strawberries in abundance there...." It was originally named Strawberry Butte but common usage changed to Strawberry Mountain, which now appears on official maps.[5]

[edit] References

  1. ^ NGS Data Sheet for STRAWBERRY. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved on 2008-04-02.
  2. ^ Strawberry Mountain, Oregon. Peakbagger.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-02.
  3. ^ USGS GNIS: Strawberry Mountain (Oregon). Retrieved on 2008-04-02.
  4. ^ Oregon's Highest Named Summits. America's Roof. Retrieved on 2008-03-28.
  5. ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur [1928] (2003). Oregon Geographic Names, Seventh Edition, Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN 0-87595-277-1 (trade paperback), ISBN 0-87595-278-X (hardcover). 


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