Oregon's_Matterhorns Knowpia

Oregon's Matterhorns
Oregon's Matterhorns
	Mount Washington, a Pleistocene volcano
Highest point
Elevation	9,184 ft (2,799 m) NAVD 88
Geography
Location	United States
Parent 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 edit

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]

Mount Thielsen

Mountains included edit

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

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

References edit

^ "Mt Thielsen". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved November 17, 2008.
^ "When to hike the PCT".
^ "Bend, OR: Diamond Peak via Pacific Crest Trail". Backpacker.
^ Bennett, Robert. "PCT (Section 179) Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail". Retrieved 2021-01-15.
^ ^a ^b ^c Shaw, Ethan (May 14, 2018). "The Matterhorns of North America". Retrieved 2021-01-14.
^ Urness, Zack (May 28, 2020). "Wallowa Mountains". Retrieved 2021-01-14.
^ Bolton, Bob. "Matterhorn (Oregon)".
^ "pcttrailsidereader". Retrieved 2021-01-14.