| Mountain climbing in Oregon offers some of the best | | | | elevation beginning at around 1800 feet in the north |
| mountains, trails, rocks, cliffs, and terrain in the world | | | | at the mouth of the Columbia River to the Klamath |
| for this activity. Below you will find descriptions of | | | | and Siskiyou Mountains in the south where peaks rise |
| the state's dominant mountain ranges. | | | | to 3600 feet. Mary's Peak, the highest peak in the |
| Oregon Mountain Ranges | | | | Coast Range, tops 4097 feet. |
| (There are many more, but the largest ranges are | | | | The Wallowa Mountains in northeastern Oregon are |
| listed below). | | | | home to some of the highest peaks in the state. |
| Running from British Columbia and south into | | | | There is Sacajawea Peak at 9839 feet in elevation, |
| California, the Cascade Mountain Range is the most | | | | the 9832 feet tall Matterhorn, Aneroid Mountain at |
| extensive in the state of Oregon. The range, running | | | | 9702 feet and Pete's Point rising 9675 feet in |
| through the entire state from north to south, lies | | | | elevation. Throughout the Oregon mountain climbing |
| approximately 100 to 150 miles inland and helps to | | | | world, this region is sometimes nicknamed the |
| create a very unique and agriculturally important | | | | "Switzerland of North America." |
| weather barrier between the more wet and cool | | | | Mountain climbing in Oregon is an awesome |
| western side of the state and the drier, warmer | | | | experience. You'll get to feel like you're on top of the |
| eastern side. Within this snow-peaked range live the | | | | world when you make it to one of the summits, you |
| tallest mountains in the state including Mount Hood, | | | | may see snow in the middle of summer when you |
| Mount Jefferson and the Three Sisters, all classified | | | | get above the timber line, you'll discover fascinating |
| as volcanoes. | | | | rock formations on your ascents and beautiful vistas |
| Further west the Coast Range rises into the sky. | | | | at the top, unique wildlife and plants will greet you as |
| This system of mountains spans the coast of North | | | | you head up mountain trails barely used by anything |
| America from Southeast Alaska into Baja, California. | | | | else but bear and deer. |
| While in Oregon the Coast Range runs at its lowest | | | | |