Cornucopia Peak
{{Short description|Mountain peak in Oregon, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Cornucopia Peak
| photo = Cornucopia Peak.jpg
| photo_caption = South aspect
| elevation_ft = 8643
| elevation_ref = United States Geological Survey topographical map - CornucopiaBarbara I. Bond (2005), 75 Scrambles in Oregon, Mountaineers Books, {{ISBN|9781594852909}}
| prominence_ft = 430.
| prominence_ref = {{cite peakbagger |pid=3193 |name=Cornucopia Peak, Oregon |accessdate=October 10, 2022}}
| isolation_mi = 1.18
| isolation_ref = {{cite web |url=https://listsofjohn.com/peak/80841 |title=Cornucopia Peak - 8,643' OR |website=listsofjohn.com |accessdate=October 10, 2022}}
| etymology = Cornucopia
| map = Oregon#USA
| map_caption = Location in Oregon
| map_size = 250
| label_position = left
| location = Eagle Cap Wilderness
| country = United States of America
| state = Oregon
| region = Baker
| region_type = County
| range = Wallowa Mountains
| coordinates = {{coord|45.0201884|N|117.2384738|W|type:mountain_region:US-OR_scale:100000_source:gnis|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref = {{cite gnis |id=1119287 |name=Cornucopia Peak |accessdate=October 11, 2022}}
| topo = USGS Cornucopia
| rock = granitic Cordierite TrondhjemiteJohn Eliot Allen, Ellen Morris Bishop (2004), Hiking Oregon's Geology, Mountaineers Books, {{ISBN|9781594851612}}
| age =
| first_ascent =
| easiest_route = scrambling
}}
Cornucopia Peak is a mountain summit located in Baker County, Oregon, US.
Description
Cornucopia Peak is located in the southern Wallowa Mountains and is set along the boundary of the Eagle Cap Wilderness on land managed by Wallowa–Whitman National Forest. The {{convert|8643|ft|m|adj=mid|elevation}} peak ranks as the 87th-highest mountain in Oregon. The peak is situated immediately west-northwest of ghost town Cornucopia and 14 miles northwest of Halfway, Oregon. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains to the Snake River via Pine Creek. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises nearly {{convert|4,000|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}} above the ghost town in two miles.
History
This landform's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names. The peak is named in association with the gold mining boomtown of Cornucopia which became active in the late 1800s.Rachel Dresbeck (2020), Search and Rescue Pacific Coast, Lyons Press, {{ISBN|9781493047505}} The Cornucopia mines on the peak's east slope were ranked number one of lode mines in Oregon.Jerry Grant (2020), Grants Mining Districts of the Western United States Volume 2, Xlibris US, {{ISBN|9781664149021}} A fire lookout was built on the summit in 1924, but no longer exists having been removed long ago.Cheryl Hill (2016), Fire Lookouts of Oregon, Arcadia Publishing Incorporated, {{ISBN|9781439655078}}, p. 108 Cornucopia Peak is an attractive backcountry ski destination in winter, but in 2014 a guided tour of eight skiers was caught in an avalanche resulting in two fatalities and two others severely injured.
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Cornucopia Peak is located in a subarctic climate zone characterized by long, usually very cold winters, and mild summers.{{cite journal |author=Peel, M. C. |author2=Finlayson, B. L. |author3=McMahon, T. A. |year=2007 |title=Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification |journal=Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. |volume=11 |pages=1633–1644 |issn=1027-5606}} Winter temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −20 °F. Most precipitation in the area is caused by orographic lift. Thunderstorms are common in the summer.
See also
References
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External links
{{commons category |Wallowa Mountains}}
- Weather forecast: [https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-5720651/United%20States/Oregon/Baker/Cornucopia%20Peak Cornucopia Peak]
- Cornucopia Peak (photo): [https://www.flickr.com/photos/122646118@N03/16888890523/in/photolist-rJpYKD-2m3UGxx-28yFfHN-aB1aAF-P4yQp3-dc3qm3-GN9zsL-8tttJV-bYzYiS-24xu65v-bYzYgL-ESGkKV-VWHhtc-9WZDDc-hFBXQ1-5DWAiL-22CmpkK-mGW8xG-wbkku5-aADRFd-22W6Hwf-NMS55j-mcb1sa-u2JFJy-9odqhc-udNGFC-6nSxzp-PPuGxn-2muUbrC-PLJa5o-fzVEU4-Rk8GMY-9cWJ3K-fyMuZR-KNMS8c-QPYmYC-2k95Znj-QtUFSL-9Rg4UK-7K4MqH-7Jr2FN-eL32vC-7JWXxp-frchFL-2kuez1W-2k96vvm-2ixvodu-9DWQfb-MDuXdG-Ny7EK9 Flickr]
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Category:Landforms of Baker County, Oregon