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The Wallowa Mountains (/ w ə ˈ l aʊ w ə /) are a mountain range located in the Columbia Plateau of northeastern Oregon in the United States. The range runs approximately 40 miles (64 km) northwest to southeast in southwestern Wallowa County and eastern Union County between the Blue Mountains to the west and the Snake River to the east.
The Wallowa Mountains were not yet covered by any avalanche forecasting center at this time and the Payette Avalanche Center is over fifty miles to the east in McCall, Idaho. The Payette Center had issued advisories for high alpine northern slopes a few days before and also the day of the accident, but it is unknown if this resource was ...
The Northwest Weather and Avalanche Center (NWAC) is a non-profit weather forecasting center located in Seattle, Washington, focusing primarily on weather conditions that can lead to avalanches in the Pacific Northwest. Its twice daily forecasts are important for recreational and professional users of mountains and other rural areas in the ...
The Wallowa Lake East Moraine, which opened to the public only a couple years ago, is one worth adding to your bucket list. The 3-mile round-trip trail is moderately easy. Gorgeous views come ...
Glacier Peak is located at the center of the Wallowa Mountains and is set within the Eagle Cap Wilderness, on land managed by Wallowa–Whitman National Forest. [2] The peak is situated 2.6 miles northwest of Cusick Mountain, 0.5 mile southwest of Glacier Lake and 0.7 mile southeast of line parent Eagle Cap. [2]
The Mount Washington Avalanche Center described the avalanche as a "small, thin wind slab.". According to avalanche.org, a wind slab is "the release of a cohesive layer of snow (a slab) formed by ...
Dry slab avalanches typically reach speeds up to 80 mph (129 kph) within seconds, according to the Sierra Avalanche Center. Wet avalanches usually travel around 20 mph (32 kph).
The Old Chief Joseph Gravesite is located at the northern end of Wallowa Lake, on a 5-acre (2.0 ha) site with commanding views of the lake and surrounding mountains.It is just south of Oregon Highway 351, from which an unpaved drive enters the property through a gateway in a stone wall.