Oregon's Matterhorns

Oregon's Matterhorns is an informal group of volcanoes in the Cascade Range, in the American state of Oregon.

Oregon's Matterhorns
Mount Washington, a Pleistocene volcano
Highest point
Elevation	9,184 ft (2,799 m)  NAVD 88[1]
Geography
Location	United States
Parent range	Cascade Mountains

The Pacific Crest Trail passes near, to all volcanoes of Oregon's Matterhorns.[2][3][4]

Origin of the name

Oregon's Matterhorns gained their name from Stephen Harris in his book Fire Mountains of the West.[5] The name was inspired, by similarities to the real Matterhorn, between Switzerland and Italy.

These are distinguished from the Oregon Alps, in the Wallowa Mountains.[6] Also, this name should not be confused with another peak in Oregon's Wallowa Mountains, that being the Matterhorn.[7]

Mount Thielsen

Mountains included

If a small set, all of

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

are included.[8][5]

See also

• Deschutes National Forest
• Diamond Lake
• Diamond Peak Wilderness
• List of Oregon Wildernesses
• McKenzie Pass
• Mount Jefferson Wilderness
• Mount Thielsen Wilderness
• Mount Washington Wilderness
• Pacific Crest Trail
• Shield volcano
• Tephra cone
• Willamette National Forest

References

1. "Mt Thielsen". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved November 17, 2008.
2. "When to hike the PCT".
3. "Bend, OR: Diamond Peak via Pacific Crest Trail". Backpacker.
4. Bennett, Robert. "PCT (Section 179) Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail". Retrieved 2021-01-15.
5. Shaw, Ethan (May 14, 2018). "The Matterhorns of North America". Retrieved 2021-01-14.
6. Urness, Zack (May 28, 2020). "Wallowa Mountains". Retrieved 2021-01-14.
7. Bolton, Bob. "Matterhorn (Oregon)".
8. "pcttrailsidereader". Retrieved 2021-01-14.

External links and references

• One reference
• Stephen Harris's homepage