Sawtooth Peak (Oregon)
{{Short description|Mountain peak in Oregon, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Sawtooth Peak
| photo = Sawtooth Peak - Wallowa Mountains.jpg
| photo_caption = Northeast aspect of Sawtooth Peak (right)
(Peak 8585 to left)
| elevation_ft = 9179
| elevation_ref = Fred Barstad (2021), Hiking Oregon's Eagle Cap Wilderness, Falcon Guides, {{ISBN|9781493043774}}, p. 381
| prominence_ft = 139
| prominence_ref = {{cite peakbagger |pid=17387 |name=Sawtooth Peak, Oregon |accessdate=October 5, 2022}}
| isolation_mi = 1.02
| isolation_ref = {{cite web |url=https://listsofjohn.com/peak/80791 |title=Sawtooth Peak - 9,179' OR |website=listsofjohn.com |accessdate=October 5, 2022}}
| parent_peak = Twin Peaks (9,673 ft)
| 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 = Wallowa
| region_type = County
| range = Wallowa Mountains
| coordinates = {{coord|45.3194157|N|117.3446325|W|type:mountain_region:US-OR_scale:100000_source:gnis|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref = {{cite gnis |id=1149102 |name=Sawtooth Peak |accessdate=October 5, 2022}}
| topo = USGS Chief Joseph Mountain
| rock = Columbia River basalt, granite
| age = Miocene
| first_ascent =
| easiest_route = scrambling
}}
Sawtooth Peak is a {{convert|9179|ft|m|adj=mid|elevation}} mountain summit located in Wallowa County, Oregon, US.
Description
Sawtooth Peak is located seven miles west-southwest of Joseph, Oregon, in the Wallowa Mountains. It is set within the Eagle Cap Wilderness on land managed by Wallowa–Whitman National Forest. The peak is situated one mile north of Legore Lake and line parent Twin Peaks. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Lostine River and Wallowa River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over {{convert|4,200|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}} above Hurricane Creek in approximately two miles. The summit is composed of Columbia River basalt which overlays Mesozoic granite of the Wallowa Batholith. This landform's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Sawtooth 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.
See also
References
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External links
{{commons category |Wallowa Mountains}}
- Weather forecast: [https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-5750631/United%20States/Oregon/Wallowa/Sawtooth%20Peak Sawtooth Peak]
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Category:Mountains of Wallowa County, Oregon