Oregon's Matterhorns

Oregon's Matterhorns is an informal group of largely extinct volcanoes in the Cascade Range, in the American state of Oregon, named after the original Matterhorn. The Pacific Crest Trail passes near all of the volcanoes which constitute Oregon's Matterhorns.

Origin of the name
Oregon's Matterhorns gained their name from Stephen Harris' book Fire Mountains of the West. The name was inspired by similarities in form to the original Matterhorn in the Alps between Switzerland and Italy.

Oregon's Matterhorns should not be confused with the peak in the Wallowa Mountains (sometimes referred to as "The Alps of Oregon") also called Matterhorn.



Mountains included
It is a small set including all of:


 * Union Peak,
 * Mount Bailey,
 * Diamond Peak,
 * Mount Thielsen, The "Lightning Rod of the Cascades",
 * Mount Washington and
 * Three Fingered Jack

External links and references

 * One reference
 * Stephen Harris's homepage