Oregon's Matterhorns is an informal group of 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]

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

Origin of the name

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]

Mountains included

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

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

See also

•  Oregon portal
•  Pacific Northwest portal

References

External links and references

• One reference
• Stephen Harris's homepage

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