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Klamath Falls (/ ˈ k l æ m ə θ / KLAM-əth) is a city in, and the county seat of, Klamath County, Oregon, United States. The city was originally called Linkville when George Nurse founded the town in 1867. It was named after the Link River, on whose falls the city was sited. The name was changed to Klamath Falls in 1893. [5]
Crater Lake Institute Director and limnologist Owen Hoffman states that "Crater Lake is the deepest, when compared on the basis of average depth among lakes whose basins are entirely above sea level. The average depths of Lakes Baikal and Tanganyika are deeper than Crater Lake; however, both have basins that extend below sea level." [19] [21]
The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level. [2] [3] The first table below ranks the 30 highest major summits of Oregon by elevation. The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings.
Snow is relatively rare at low elevations in western Oregon, but it is common at higher elevations, especially at Crater Lake. Measurements at park headquarters, 6,475 feet (1,974 m) above sea level, show that snow falls more often here than at any other long-term weather station in Oregon.
Altamont is located in southern Klamath County at 4,144 feet (1,263 m) above sea level. [1] It is bordered to the north and west by the city of Klamath Falls, the county seat . Oregon Route 39 passes through the center of the community as South 6th Street and the Crater Lake Parkway, while Oregon Route 140 (Southside Expressway) runs along the ...
Its elevation is 4,835 feet (1,474 m) above sea level. ... office in Klamath Falls. [2] [18] Location. Gerber Reservoir is located in Klamath County, Oregon. ...
Island Lake is one of many small alpine lakes in the southern Cascade Range in the U.S. state of Oregon.Part of the Rogue River watershed, it is 29 miles (47 km) northwest of Klamath Falls at an elevation of about 6,000 feet (1,800 m) above sea level.
The high desert of Oregon is located in the central and southeastern parts of the state. It covers approximately 24,000 square miles (62,000 km 2), extending approximately 200 miles (320 km) from central Oregon east to the Idaho border and 130 mi (210 km) from central Oregon south to the Nevada border. [1]