Mount Emily

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This article is about Mount Emily in southwestern Oregon. For others, see Mount Emily (disambiguation).

Coordinates: 42°06′08″N 124°09′14″W / 42.1023320, -124.1539754

Mount Emily
Elevation 2,926 feet (892 m)[1]
Location Curry County, Oregon, USA
Range Klamath Mountains
Coordinates 42°06′08″N 124°09′14″W / 42.1023320, -124.1539754[2]
Topo map USGS Mount Emily

Mount Emily is a mountain in the Klamath Mountains of southwestern Oregon in the United States. It is located in southern Curry County in the extreme southwest corner of the state, near Brookings, approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) from the Pacific Ocean and 5 miles (8.0 km) from the California state line.

On September 9, 1942, the Japanese I-25 (submarine) surfaced near Cape Blanco, Oregon, and launched a small seaplane which dropped incendiary bombs on Mount Emily starting multiple forest fires. The Fire Lookout stationed at the Mount Emily Fire Lookout Tower played a major role in "The Lookout Air Raid of 1942" which became the first bombing of the continental United States by an enemy aircraft. The site of the bombing was listed in the National Register of Historic Places as the Wheeler Ridge Japanese Bombing Site in July 2006.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Northwest GeoData Clearinghouse. Department of Geology: Portland State University. Retrieved on 2008-04-01.
  2. ^ USGS GNIS: Mount Emily. Retrieved on 2008-03-31.
  3. ^ National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2006-07-14). Retrieved on 2008-04-01.

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