Tallowbox Mountain

Tallowbox Mountain is a summit in Jackson County, Oregon in the United States.{{GNIS|1150847|name=Tallowbox Mountain}} The elevation is {{convert|4980|ft}}.

History

Tallowbox Mountain was named in the 1880s for the pioneers' custom of preserving venison tallow in a tallowbox.{{cite web | url=http://www.rvgslibrary.org/Land/PlaceNames.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004051259/http://www.rvgslibrary.org/Land/PlaceNames.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=4 October 2018 | title=Jackson County Place Names Database | publisher=Jackson County Genealogy Library | accessdate=29 May 2019}}

In 1918, the Tallowbox Mountain Lookout was built on the mountain in order to watch for fires.{{Cite news |last=Knowlton |first=Tasha |title=Sarge and the Tallowbox Mountain lookout |url=https://applegater.org/pdf/2010/v03n02/v03n02.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220419213527/https://applegater.org/pdf/2010/v03n02/v03n02.pdf |archive-date=2022-04-19 |work=Applegater}} Vandals burned down the lookout in 2007, and it was replaced with a four-way camera.{{Cite web |date=2024-05-20 |title=Tallowbox Trail now open to the public! |url=https://applegatesiskiyoualliance.org/tallowbox-trail-now-open-to-the-public/ |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=Applegate Siskiyou Alliance |language=en-US}}

The Applegate-Siskiyou Alliance, an environmental nonprofit based in Jackson County, opened the {{Convert|4.2|mi|km|adj=on}} Tallowbox Trail to the public in 2024.{{Cite web |last=Owen |first=Taylor |date=2024-05-23 |title=New trail opens in the Applegate |url=https://kobi5.com/news/local-news/new-trail-opens-in-the-applegate-229122/ |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=KOBI-TV NBC5 / KOTI-TV NBC2 |language=en-US}}

References

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Category:Mountains of Jackson County, Oregon

Category:Mountains of Oregon