Elevation 2,756 m Parent range Strawberry Range | Prominence 1,244 m | |
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Listing Oregon county high points Location Grant County, Oregon, United States Topo map USGS Strawberry Mountain Mountain range Strawberry Range, Blue Mountains Similar Mount Ireland, Aneroid Mountain, Sacajawea Peak, Crane Mountain, Lookout Mountain | ||
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. It is within the Malheur National Forest and is the most prominent feature of the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.
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Map of Strawberry Mountain, Oregon 97869, USA
History
The mountain, and nearby Strawberry Creek, were named by homesteader, Nathan Wills 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.
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Strawberry Mountain (Oregon) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA