Rock Creek Butte
Appearance
Rock Creek Butte | |
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![]() Rock Creek Butte with Twin Lakes at the cirque | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 9,106 ft (2,776 m)[1] |
Prominence | 4,466 ft (1,361 m)[1] |
Parent peak | Glacier Mountain |
Isolation | 43.42 mi (69.88 km)[1] |
Coordinates | 44°49′00″N 118°06′13″W / 44.81667°N 118.10361°W[2] |
Geography | |
Location | Baker County, Oregon[2] |
Climbing | |
Access | Elkhorn Ridge trail |
Rock Creek Butte is a 9,106-foot (2,776 m) summit in Baker County, Oregon, in the United States. It is located in the Wallowa–Whitman National Forest, about 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Sumpter.
Rock Creek Butte is the highest point of the Elkhorn Mountains, and of the greater Blue Mountains, since the Wallowa Mountains are considered separate from the Blue Mountains.[1][3] At the south slope of the mountain sit two alpine lakes named Twin Lakes while Rock Creek Lake and Bucket Lake lay on the northern slope.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Rock Creek Butte at Peakbagger.com
- ^ a b "Rock Creek Butte". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
- ^ "Blue Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. May 22, 1986. Retrieved August 23, 2022.