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Chetco Peak

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Parent range
  
Klamath Mountains

Elevation
  
1,424 m

Topo map
  
USGS Chetco Peak

Prominence
  
337 m

Chetco Peak

Location
  
Curry County, Oregon, U.S.

Mountain range
  
Coastal range, Klamath Mountains

Similar
  
Mount Emily, Roxy Ann Peak, Mount Ashland, Mount McLoughlin

Chetco Peak is a mountain in the Klamath Mountains of southwestern Oregon in the United States. It is located in the southern Kalmiopsis Wilderness in southern Curry County in the extreme southwestern corner of the state, approximately 15 miles (24 km) inland from the Pacific Ocean and 10 miles (16 km) north of the California state line.

Map of Chetco Peak, Oregon 97415, USA

The name of the peak and that of the nearby Chetco River was derived from the name of a small tribe of Native Americans, the Chetco people, who originally lived along the lower Chetco River in Curry County.

References

Chetco Peak Wikipedia