Wallowa Mountains
| Wallowa Mountains | ||
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 Wallowa Lake in the Wallowa Mountains |
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| Highest peak | Sacajawea Peak ( 2999 m ) | |
| location | Oregon (USA) | |
| part of | Columbia Plateaus | |
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| Coordinates | 45 ° 19 ′ N , 117 ° 13 ′ W | |
 Valley of Lostine River |
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The Wallowa Mountains is a mountain and wilderness region on the Columbia Plateau in the extreme northeast of the US state of Oregon . It lies entirely in the catchment area of the Snake River and has a roughly V-shaped structure, the opening of which is directed approximately to the north-northwest and is formed by the valley of the Wallowa River , which drains the center of the mountain range. The eastern limit of the mountain range is the Hells Canyon of the Snake River, into which the eastern flank also drains. In the southeast lies the Powder River , in the west the Grande Ronde River and in the north the Wallowa Foothills extend to the state of Washington , where they drain in the northeast over the Asotin Creek and in the northwest over the Grande Ronde River to the Snake River. The Grande Ronde River also separates the Wallowa Mountains from the Blue Mountains .
The mountains can be divided into the West Wallowa Mountains and the East Wallowa Mountains according to the two legs of the V-shape along the Wallowa River . The highest peak in the Wallowa Mountains is Sacajawea Peak ( 2999 m ) in the western Wallowa Mountains. To the east, Aneroid Mountain ( 2957 m ) is the highest point.
In the center of the mountains lies Enterprise , which is also the county seat of Wallowa County . The small town offers some tourist infrastructure for the region.
Almost the entire mountain range belongs to the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest of the US Forest Service . At the upper reaches of the Wallowa River, near the center of the mountain region, is the Wallowa Lake reservoir . To the south and west of the lake is the Eagle Cap Wilderness, the largest wilderness area in Oregon with mountain peaks, canyons and glacial lakes that are covered with snow until summer . Here you can occasionally see the puma and the black bear .
Web links and sources in English
Wallowa Mountains in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System
- US Forest Service: Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
- wilderness.net: Eagle Cap Wilderness
Individual evidence
- ↑ peakbagger: Wallowa Mountains
- ↑ peak excavator: West Wallowa Mountains
- ↑ peakbagger: East Wallowa Mountains