Strawberry Mountain
Strawberry Mountain Peak
Highest point
Elevation9,042 ft (2,756 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence4,080 ft (1,244 m)[2]
ListingOregon county high points
Coordinates44°18′44″N 118°43′00″W / 44.31228785°N 118.716589725°W / 44.31228785; -118.716589725[1]
Geography
LocationGrant County, Oregon, United States
Parent rangeStrawberry Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Strawberry Mountain
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Last eruption12.5 million years ago

Strawberry Mountain is the highest peak in the Strawberry Mountains of eastern Oregon in the United States. It is the 30th highest point in Oregon.[3] It is in the Malheur National Forest and is the most prominent feature of the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.

History

The mountain, and nearby Strawberry Creek, were named by homesteader Nathan Willis Fisk "because there were wild strawberries in abundance there..." It was originally named "Strawberry Butte", but common usage changed it to Strawberry Mountain, which now appears on official maps.[4][5]

Geology

Strawberry Mountain is the remains of a severely eroded stratovolcano, usually thought to have looked like Mount Hood once. Strawberry Mountain, however, has been extinct for a long time, the last estimated eruption being about 12.5 million years ago.

References

  1. 1 2 "Strawberry". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
  2. ↑ "Strawberry Mountain, Oregon". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2008-04-02.
  3. ↑ "Oregon Top 100 Peaks". Peakbagger.com. America's Roof. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
  4. ↑ McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (Seventh ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN 978-0-87595-277-2.
  5. ↑ "Strawberry Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2008-11-17.

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