Strawberry Mountain (Oregon)

Strawberry Mountain

Strawberry Mountain Peak
Elevation 9,042 ft (2,756 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence 4,080 ft (1,244 m) [2]
Location
Location Grant County, Oregon, USA
Range Strawberry Mountains
Topo map USGS Strawberry Mountain

Strawberry Mountain is the highest mountain in the Strawberry Mountains of eastern Oregon and the 28th highest point in the state[3] It is within the Malheur National Forest and is the most prominent feature of the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness area.

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.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Strawberry". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/ds_mark.prl?PidBox=QC0909. Retrieved 2008-11-17. 
  2. ^ "Strawberry Mountain, Oregon". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=3226. Retrieved 2008-04-02. 
  3. ^ "Oregon's Highest Named Summits". America's Roof. http://americasroof.com/highest/or.shtml. Retrieved 2008-03-28. 
  4. ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (Seventh Edition ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN 0-87595-277-1 (trade paperback), ISBN 0-87595-278-X (hardcover). 
  5. ^ "Strawberry Mountain". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1127655. Retrieved 2008-11-17.