List of hillside letters in Oregon
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This is a list of hillside letters (also known as mountain monograms) in the U.S. state of Oregon.{{Cite book |last=Corning|first=Evelyn|title=Hillside Letters A to Z : A Guide to Hometown Landmarks|publisher=Mountain Press Publishing Company|year=2007|location=Missoula, Mont.}}{{Citation|last=Rocha|first=Guy|title=Hillside Letters: In Plain Sight But Not Intended for Planes|journal=Sierra Sage|date=June 2004|url=http://nsla.nevadaculture.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=773&Itemid=418|access-date=2011-08-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722132431/http://nsla.nevadaculture.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=773&Itemid=418|archive-date=2011-07-22|url-status=dead}}{{Cite journal|last=Parsons|first=James J.|title=Hillside Letters in the Western United States|journal=Landscape|volume=30|issue=1|pages=15–23 | location = Santa Fe, N.M.|year=1988|url=http://www.deuceofclubs.com/mts/heres_why.htm|accessdate=2011-08-09}} There are at least 39 hillside letters, acronyms, and messages in the state, possibly more; primarily in small towns in the arid eastern half of the state.
{{Incomplete list|date=June 2011}}
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Monogram | Town | Description | Location |
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A | Adrian | {{coord|43.737 | |
117.0934|type:landmark_region:US|name=Adrian}} | |||
A | Arlington | {{coord|45.7216 | |
120.1988|type:landmark_region:US|name=Arlington}} | |||
B | Baker | {{coord|44.779 | |
117.8896|type:landmark_region:US|name=Baker}} | |||
B | Barview | {{coord|45.572 | |
123.9397|type:landmark_region:US|name=Barview}} | |||
B | Bonanza | Bonanza Jr./Sr. High School | {{coord|42.1851005 |
121.4056637|type:landmark_region:US|name=Bonanza}} | |||
BR | Unity | Burnt River School | {{coord|44.4567 |
118.2068|type:landmark_region:US|name=Burnt River School}} | |||
CHS (uncertain existence) | Condon | Condon High School | {{coord|45.2374 |
120.1846|type:landmark_region:US|name=Condon High School}} (uncertain location) | |||
C | Crane | {{coord|43.4222 | |
118.5749|type:landmark_region:US|name=Crane}} | |||
C | Culver | {{coord|44.4833 | |
121.2234|type:landmark_region:US|name=Culver}} | |||
CC | Prineville | Crook County High School | {{coord|44.2928 |
120.8332|type:landmark_region:US|name=Crook County High School}} | |||
D (uncertain existence) | The Dalles | The Dalles High School | {{coord|45.5957 |
121.1879|type:landmark_region:US|name=Dalles High School}} (uncertain location) | |||
D | Dayville | {{coord|44.4758 | |
119.5105|type:landmark_region:US|name=Dayville}} | |||
D | Dufur | {{coord|45.458 | |
121.1387|type:landmark_region:US|name=Dufur}} | |||
E | Elgin | {{coord|45.5686 | |
117.9057|type:landmark_region:US|name=Elgin}} | |||
E | Eugene | Eugene High School (Now South Eugene High School) | {{coord|44.0578 |
123.09478|type:landmark_region:US|name=Eugene}} | |||
G | Garibaldi | {{coord|45.5623 | |
123.9201|type:landmark_region:US|name=Garibaldi}} | |||
H | Harper | {{coord|43.8496 | |
117.5974|type:landmark_region:US|name=Harper}} | |||
H | Klamath Falls | Henley High School | {{coord|42.21 |
121.697|type:landmark_region:US|name=Henley High School}} | |||
HL | Hot Lake | {{coord|45.2426 | |
117.9597|type:landmark_region:US|name=Hot Lake}} | |||
H | Huntington | {{coord|44.361 | |
117.2631|type:landmark_region:US|name=Huntington}} | |||
I | Imnaha | {{coord|45.5601 | |
116.8377|type:landmark_region:US|name=Imnaha}} (uncertain location) | |||
I | Ione | {{coord|45.4973 | |
119.8273|type:landmark_region:US|name=Ione}} | |||
JV | Jordan Valley | {{coord|42.9788 | |
117.0577|type:landmark_region:US|name=Jordan Valley}} | |||
K | Klamath Falls | Klamath Union High School | {{coord|42.239 |
121.7695|type:landmark_region:US|name=Klamath Falls}} | |||
L (no longer exists) | La Grande | {{coord|45.3206 | |
118.111|type:landmark_region:US|name=La Grande}} | |||
L | Lakeview | {{coord|42.2008 | |
120.3353|type:landmark_region:US|name=Lakeview}} | |||
LR | Merrill | Lost River Jr./Sr. High School | {{coord|42.025805 |
121.5213427|type:landmark_region:US|name=Lost River}} | |||
M | Madras | {{coord|44.6325 | |
121.1383|type:landmark_region:US|name=Madras}} | |||
M | Mapleton | {{coord|44.0374 | |
123.8525|type:landmark_region:US|name=Mapleton}} | |||
M | Klamath Falls | Mazama High School | {{coord|42.2256 |
121.7046|type:landmark_region:US|name=Mazama High School}} | |||
M (uncertain existence) | Milton-Freewater | {{coord|45.9398 | |
118.3956|type:landmark_region:US|name=Milton-Freewater}} (uncertain location) | |||
M | Mitchell | {{coord|44.5686 | |
120.1528|type:landmark_region:US|name=Mitchell}} | |||
M | Monument | {{coord|44.8240 | |
119.4181|type:landmark_region:US|name=Monument}} | |||
MV | Mount Vernon | {{coord|44.4244 | |
119.1184|type:landmark_region:US|name=Mount Vernon}} | |||
O | Oakridge | {{coord|43.7506 | |
122.4670|type:landmark_region:US|name=Oakridge}} | |||
OT | Klamath Falls | Oregon Institute of Technology | {{coord|42.2636 |
121.7832|type:landmark_region:US|name=Oregon Institute of Technology}} | |||
P | Paisley | {{coord|42.6922 | |
120.5733|type:landmark_region:US|name=Paisley}} | |||
P | Prairie City | {{coord|44.4656 | |
118.7071|type:landmark_region:US|name=Prairie City}} | |||
RR | Rogue River | {{coord|42.4518 | |
123.1571|type:landmark_region:US|name=Rogue River}} | |||
SWC | Maupin | South Wasco County High School | {{coord|45.1815 |
121.0755|type:landmark_region:US|name=South Wasco County High School}} | |||
O | Eugene | University of Oregon | {{coord|44.0577 |
123.0927|type:landmark_region:US|name=University of Oregon}} | |||
V | Vale | {{coord|43.9793 | |
117.2266|type:landmark_region:US|name=Vale}} | |||
W (uncertain existence) | The Dalles | Wahtonka High School | {{coord|45.6249 |
121.2243|type:landmark_region:US|name=Wahtonka High School}} (uncertain location) | |||
W | Wallowa | {{coord|45.5775 | |
117.5221|type:landmark_region:US|name=Wallowa}} | |||
WARM SPRINGS | Warm Springs | {{coord|44.7685 | |
121.2686|type:landmark_region:US|name=Warm Springs}} |
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