Criterion Summit

{{Short description|Mountain pass in Oregon, United States}}

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| name = Criterion Summit

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| elevation_ft = 3360

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| traversed = {{jct|state=OR|US|197}}

| location = Wasco County, Oregon,
United States

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| coordinates = {{Coord|44.98272|-120.99124 |display=inline,title|type:pass}}

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Criterion Summit, elevation about {{convert|3360|ft|m}} above sea level, is a mountain pass in the U.S. state of Oregon that is traversed by U.S. Route 197.{{cite book | last = McArthur | first = Lewis A. | author-link = Lewis A. McArthur |author2=Lewis L. McArthur |author2-link=Lewis L. McArthur | title = Oregon Geographic Names | origyear = 1928 | edition = 7th| year = 2003 | publisher = Oregon Historical Society Press | location = Portland, Oregon| isbn = 0-87595-277-1 | page = 251}} It lies south of Maupin, approximately {{convert|7|mi|km|0}} north of the intersection of Route 197 with U.S. Route 97.{{cite book|title=Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer|publisher=DeLorme|location=Yarmouth, Maine|edition=7th|year=2008|pages=37, 76|isbn=978-0-89933-347-2}}

A sign and viewpoint map mark the summit. The map shows peaks of the Cascade Range that are visible from this spot, from Broken Top on the southwest to Mount Adams on the northwest.{{cite web|title=Criterion Summit Mountain Finder – OR|url=http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM6TC9_Criterion_Summit_Mountain_Finder_OR|publisher=Groundspeak|accessdate=December 8, 2014}} The summit is near the historic unincorporated community of Criterion.{{cite gnis|id=1119552|name= Criterion|entrydate=November 28, 1980 |accessdate= December 8, 2014}}