Rogers Peak
Rogers Peak | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,706 ft (1,130 m)[1] |
Prominence | 3,034 ft (925 m)[1] |
Coordinates | 45°39′52″N 123°32′54″W / 45.6645546°N 123.5484538°W[2] |
Geography | |
Location | Tillamook County, Oregon, U.S. |
Parent range | Northern Oregon Coast Range |
Topo map | USGS Rogers Peak |
Rogers Peak is the highest mountain in Tillamook County, Oregon.[1] Located in the Tillamook State Forest, the peak is also the highest peak in the Northern Oregon Coast Range, which is the northern section of the Oregon Coast Range.[3]
Geology
The origins of these mountains began approximately 40 million years ago during the
Flora and fauna
Forested parts of the mountain include
Location
Rogers Peak is approximately 8 miles (13 km) north of Lees Camp on Oregon Route 6 with access via North Fork Road.[11] Hiking the mountain is about a 3.5 miles (5.6 km) round-trip with an elevation gain of about 1,100 feet (340 m).[11] The mountain, located on private timber land, is near the Oregon Coast.[12][13]
Name history
In 1964 the mountain officially became Rogers Peak. Previously, it had also been referred to as Blue Lake Peak and Nels Rogers Peak.[2] The mountain was named for Nelson S. Rogers, who was the Oregon State Forester from 1940 to 1949. He was a prominent figure in the rehabilitation of the Tillamook Burn.[14]
References
- ^ a b c "Rogers Peak, Oregon". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
- ^ a b "Rogers Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ^ "North Oregon Coast Range". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2008-04-03.
- ^ "Upper Nehalem Watershed Analysis" (PDF). Oregon Department of Forestry. Retrieved 2008-04-03.
- ^ Taylor, Stephen. "Geology of the Luckiamute River Watershed, Upper Willamette Basin, Polk and Benton Counties, Oregon" (PDF). Western Oregon University. Retrieved 2008-04-03.
- ^ a b c "Geologic Map of the Tillamook Highlands, Northwest Oregon Coast Range". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-04-03.
- ^ Byrne, John V. (September 1964). "An Erosional Classification for the Northern Oregon Coast". Annals of the Association of American Geographers. 54 (3): 329–335. .
- ^ a b c "From the Forest to the Sea: A Story of Fallen Trees". Tree Dictionary. Retrieved 2008-04-03.
- ^ a b c d
Macnab, James (January 1958). "Biotic Aspection in the Coast Range Mountains of Northwestern Oregon". Ecological Monographs. 28 (1). Ecological Society of America: 21–54. JSTOR 1942274.
- ^ "Management Recommendations for Spleenwort-leaved Goldthread". Bureau of Land Management. Retrieved 2008-04-03.
- ^ a b "Rogers Peak". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
- ^ Richard, Terry (2004-07-25). "Tough Treks - High-Pointing". The Oregonian. Portland, Oregon.
- ^ Richard, Terry (2000-06-18). "He's hit the high points in every Oregon county". The Oregonian. p. T04. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
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