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Oregon's 100 Highest Peaks (500' Prominence)

Jeff Howbert published a list of "Oregon's 100 Highest Peaks" in the May 1996 issue of Pack & Paddle magazine. Peaks on this list have at least 500 feet of prominence (rising 500 feet above any saddle connecting it to anything higher). Many of the peaks on this list are not named on USGS maps. Jeff Howbert chose the to name otherwise unnamed peaks after the name of their adjacent drainages, and placed those names in brackets (see below).

Since the publication of Jeff Howbert's list, it has been recognized on Peakbagger.com that Peak 8428 in the Elkhorns qualifies for the list with at least 508 feet of prominence, and I have added it as number 63. This shifted Crook Peak off the list of the 100 highest.

Eight additional peaks in the Wallowas have been identified on the "Lists of John" Howbert + 9 List as satisfying the 500 feet of prominence and I have added them provisionally below. Revisions of topographically-generated (objective) peak lists are common when topographic maps are revised and reissued.

Most of Oregon's 100 highest peaks are in the Blue and Wallowa Mountains in the northeast corner of the state, rather than in the more familiar Cascade Range. For many years I focused on climbing the Cascade peaks, and have neglected Oregon's rich variety of geology and ecosystems. I look forward to many years of exploring this varied state.

The Peaks

Oregon's 100 Highest Peaks - Cascade Range
Rank	Peak	Elevation	USGS 7.5 min Quad	Year
1	Mount Hood	11239	Mount Hood South	1977
2	Mount Jefferson	10497	Mount Jefferson	1978
3	South Sister	10358	South Sister	1976
4	North Sister	10085	North Sister	1979
5	Middle Sister	10047	North Sister	1975
16	Mount McLoughlin	9495	Mount McLoughlin	1980
22	Mount Thielsen	9182	Mount Thielsen	1977
23	Broken Top	9175	Broken Top	1984
29	Mount Bachelor	9065	Mount Bachelor	2001 Ski
35	Mount Scott	8928	Crater Lake East	1981
45	Diamond Peak	8744	Diamond Peak	2011
67	Mount Bailey	8368	Diamond Lake	2006
71	Howlock Mountain	8324	Mount Thielsen	2010
73	Aspen Butte	8208	Aspen Lake	2011
75	Hollys Ridge	8178	Mount Thielsen	2008
76	Hillman Peak	8151	Crater Lake West	2007
77	Dutton Cliff	8147	Crater Lake East	2007
80	Applegate Peak	8126	Crater Lake East	2010
83	Ball Butte	8091	Broken Top	2002 Ski
84	Llao Rock	8049	Crater Lake West	2007
85	Pelican Butte	8036	Pelican Butte	2011
92	Mount Harriman	7979	Aspen Lake	2011
98	Mount Carmine	7882	Aspen Lake	2011
100	Three Fingered Jack	7841	Three Fingered Jack	1979
	Mount Washington	7794	Mount Washington	1979

Oregon's 100 Highest Peaks - Wallowa Mountains
Rank	Peak	Elevation	USGS 7.5 min Quad	Year
6	Sacajawea Peak	9838	Eagle Cap	1989
-	Matterhorn	9826	Eagle Cap	1989
7	Hurwal Divide	9776	Chief Joseph Mountain	B56
9	Aneroid Mountain	9702	Aneroid Mountain	B59
10	Petes Point	9675	Aneroid Mountain	B58
11	Twin Peaks	9673	Chief Joseph Mountain
12	Chief Joseph Mountain	9616	Chief Joseph Mountain	B55
13	Eagle Cap	9572	Eagle Cap	1989
14	Red Mountain	9560+	Cornucopia	B64?
15	Cusick Mountain	9518	Aneroid Mountain
17	[Wallowa-McCully]	9440+	Aneroid Mountain	B61
18	Sentinel Peak	9400+	Aneroid Mountain	B62
19	Hurricane Divide	9386	Eagle Cap
21	Elkhorn Peak	9233	Steamboat Lake
=	Craig Mountain	9204	Eagle Cap
24	Glacier Mountain	9169	Steamboat Lake
=	Bonneville Mountain *	9180	Aneroid Mountain
25	[McCully-Little Sheep]	9128	Aneroid Mountain
27	[Dollar-N Imnaha]	9080+	Aneroid Mountain	B59?
27	Krag Peak	9080+	Krag Peak	B63
=	Traverse Ridge *	9085	Chief Joseph Mountain
31	Needle Point	9018	Eagle Cap
32	[Traverse-Trail]	8949	Bennet Peak
33	[Echo-Tombstone]	8934	Steamboat Lake
37	[Eagle-Lawson]	8924	Eagle Cap
38	Marble Mountain	8921	Cornucopia
40	Ruby Peak	8884	Chief Joseph Mountain
42	[Blue-Minam]	8839	Eagle Cap
43	[Last Chance-Long]	8820	Steamboat Lake
44	Lookout Mountain	8800+	N. Minam Meadows
=	Peak 8721	8721	Krag Peak
47	Granite Butte	8679	Steamboat Lake
48	[Lookingglass-Culver]	8676	Krag Peak
49	[Chimney-Wood]	8675	N. Minam Meadows
50	China Cap	8656	China Cap	B52
53	[Lostine-Granite]	8627	N. Minam Meadows
=	Jackson Peak *	8602	Eagle Cap
55	[Cached-Eagle]	8587	Krag Peak
=	Peak 8500	8500	Krag Peak
61	[Arrow-Copper]	8448	Bennet Peak
62	[Lostine-Moccasin]	8441	Eagle Cap
68	[N Minam-Bear]	8352	N. Minam Meadows
69	[Hidden-Minam]	8335	Eagle Cap
=	Peak 8140	8140	Cornucopia
=	Peak 8100	8100	N. Minam Meadows
94	Sugarloaf Mountain	7960+	Cornucopia
-	< 500 feet of prominence
=	under review
[ ]	name in brackets indicates a pair of lakes or drainages near the peak
*	unofficial name
+	at least this high

Oregon's 100 Highest Peaks - Basin and Range (SE Oregon)
Rank	Peak	Elevation	USGS 7.5 min Quad	Year
8	Steens Mountain	9733	Wildhorse Lake	1985
20	[Kiger-Mann]	9348	Wildhorse Lake
52	Pueblo Mountain	8632	Van Horn Basin	B71
60	Crane Mountain	8456	Crane Mountain	2009
64	West Pueblo Ridge	8420	Van Horn Basin	B70
65	Drake Peak	8407	Drake Peak	2009
66	Gearhart Mountain	8370	Campbell Reservoir	2007
70	Light Peak	8325	Crook Peak	2009
74	Yamsay Mountain	8196	Yamsay Mountain	2011
78	Twelvemile Peak	8144	Crook Peak	2009
79	Dead Horse Rim	8134	Lee Thomas Crossing	2007
87	Stevenson Peak *	8027	Bretz Mine
88	Warner Peak	8017	Warner Peak	2009
95	Cougar Peak	7919	Cougar Peak	2009
96	Beatys Butte	7918	Beatys Butte
(101)	Crook Peak	7834	Crook Peak	2009
[ ]	name in brackets indicates a pair of lakes or drainages near the peak
*	unofficial name

Oregon's 100 Highest Peaks - Elkhorn and Greenhorn Mountains
Rank	Peak	Elevation	USGS 7.5 min Quad	Year
26	Rock Creek Butte	9106	Elkhorn Peak	2008
34	Elkhorn Peak	8931	Elkhorn Peak	2008
35	Red Mountain	8928	Anthony Lakes
39	Twin Mountain	8897	Anthony Lakes
41	[Cougar Pond]	8880+	Elkhorn Peak
46	Van Patten Butte	8729	Anthony Lakes	B51
51	Angell Peak	8646	Anthony Lakes	B50?
54	Mount Ruth	8600	Anthony Lakes
58	[Cunningham-Dutch Flat]	8525	Anthony Lakes
63	Peak 8428	8428	Anthony Lakes
72	Mount Ireland	8321	Mount Ireland	2009
81	Vinegar Hill	8120+	Vinegar Hill	2009
82	Columbia Hill	8117	Bourne
89	Crown Point	8006	Mount Ireland	S32,33
[ ]	name in brackets indicates a pair of lakes or drainages near the peak
+	at least this high

Oregon's 100 Highest Peaks - Strawberry Mountains
Rank	Peak	Elevation	USGS 7.5 min Quad	Year
30	Strawberry Mountain	9038	Strawberry Mountain	1985
56	Graham Mountain	8570	Strawberry Mountain	2010
57	Indian Spring Butte	8529	Strawberry Mountain	2008
59	[Riner Basin-Slide]	8511	Strawberry Mountain	2010
86	Lookout Mountain	8032	Little Baldy Mountain	2009
90	[Berry-Norton]	8000+	Pine Creek Mountain	2010
93	Pine Creek Mtn., E Peak *	7975	Pine Creek Mountain	2010
97	Indian Creek Butte	7886	Pine Creek Mountain	2010
99	Bullrun Rock	7873	Bullrun Rock	2009
[ ]	name in brackets indicates a pair of lakes or drainages near the peak
*	unofficial name
+	at least this high

Oregon's 100 Highest Peaks - High Lava Plains
Rank	Peak	Elevation	USGS 7.5 min Quad	Year
91	Paulina Peak	7984	Paulina Peak	1985 Ski
	Hagar Mountain	7185	Hagar Mountain	2006
	Pine Mountain	6509	Pine Mountain	2008

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Map

Sources

Peakbagger.com: Paul's Oregon Top 100 Peaks
Peakbagger.com: Paul's Oregon Peaks with 2000 feet of Prominence
Summitpost (Oregon Top 100)
The Northwest Peakbaggers Asylum
Howbert + 9 (Lists of John)

References

1. Bond, Barbara I., 75 Scrambles in Oregon: best non-technical ascents, The Mountaineers Books, 2005.
2. Sullivan, William L., 100 Hikes/Travel Guide: Eastern Oregon, Navillus Press, 2002.
3. Sullivan, William L., 100 Hikes in the Central Oregon Cascades, third edition, Navillus Press, 2005.
4. Thomas, Jeff, Oregon High: A Climbing Guide, Keep Climbing Press, 1991.