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Once known as Sugarloaf Mountain, the mountain began to be called to Tichenor's [[Humbug]] in 1851 when an exploring party sent by Captain [[William Tichenor]], founder of Port Orford, got lost and headed north of Port Orford instead of south.<ref name=OGN> |
Once known as Sugarloaf Mountain, the mountain began to be called to Tichenor's [[Humbug]] in 1851 when an exploring party sent by Captain [[William Tichenor]], founder of Port Orford, got lost and headed north of Port Orford instead of south.<ref name=OGN> |
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Humbug Mountain lies on the southern coast of the U.S. state of Oregon about 6 miles (10 km) south of Port Orford, on the Pacific Ocean. U.S. Route 101 passes by its northern base. The mountain is within Humbug Mountain State Park and is one of the tallest mountains in the Oregon to rise directly from the ocean.[3][4][5] Its slopes feature an old-growth temperate rainforest.[6] An approximately 2.5-mile (4.0 km) long trail runs from the U.S. Route 101 to the mountain's summit. The area is popular with hikers, campers, cyclists, and whale watchers.
Geology
Humbug Mountain was created about 130 million years ago, in the early Cretaceous period. It was formed when the Klamath microcontinent was uplifted by collisions, creating mountains. Ancient rivers eroded these mountains, and the sediment and sandstone was deposited on the seashore. Then, approximately 130 million years ago, the microcontinent collided with the North American continent, forming Humbug Mountain.[7]
History
Once known as Sugarloaf Mountain, the mountain began to be called to Tichenor's Humbug in 1851 when an exploring party sent by Captain William Tichenor, founder of Port Orford, got lost and headed north of Port Orford instead of south.[8] The name was chosen "to palliate their gross failure."[9] Since that time Tichenors Humbug came to be known as Humbug Mountain. Other names for the mountain were Mount Franklin (in 1853) and the Native American name Me-tus.[8]
In 1934 the Civilian Conservation Corps built the first trail to the summit, however, it was destroyed in the 1962 Columbus Day Storm. An alternate trail was used until the original was reopened in 1993.[4][7][10]
References
- ^ "Oregon GIS". Northwest GeoData Clearinghouse. Department of Geology: Portland State University. Retrieved 2008-04-01.
- ^ "Humbug Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
- ^ "Humbug Mountain" (PDF). Oregon State Parks. Retrieved May 1, 2009.
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Bannan, Jan (2002). Oregon State Parks (2 ed.). The Mountaineers Books. pp. 30–31. ISBN 0898867940, 9780898867947.
{{cite book}}: Check|isbn=value: invalid character (help) Retrieved on May 1, 2009. - ^
Jewell, Judy; Morris, Elizabeth; Morris, Mark; McRae, Bill (2007). Moon Oregon (7 ed.). Avalon Travel. p. 333. ISBN 1566919304, 9781566919302.
{{cite book}}: Check|isbn=value: invalid character (help) Retrieved on April 29, 2009. - ^ "Rain Forests of the Pacific Northwest: Oregon's Humbug Mountain State Park". GORP. Retrieved 2008-04-01.
- ^ a b Bishop, Ellen; Allen, John (2004). Hiking Oregon's geology (2 ed.). The Mountaineers Books. pp. 59–61. Retrieved on May 1, 2009.
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McArthur, Lewis A. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7 ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ "A 1940 Oregon Coast Tour: Port Orford to California Line". Oregon State Archives. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
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Henderson, Bonnie (2007). Best Hikes With Kids Oregon. The Mountaineers Books. pp. 257–258. ISBN 0898866863, 9780898866865.
{{cite book}}: Check|isbn=value: invalid character (help) Retrieved on May 1, 2009.
External links
- Humbug Mountain State Park "Humbug Mountain State Park". Oregon State Parks and Recreation Department. Retrieved 2008-04-01.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - "Image of Humbug Mountain viewed from [[U.S. Route 101 in Oregon|Roosevelt Highway]]". Oregon Postcards Index. 1930-09-30. Retrieved 2008-04-01.
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