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Wallowa Lake is a ribbon lake 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Joseph, Oregon, United States, at an elevation of 4,372 ft (1,333 m). Impounded by high moraines, it was formed by a series of Pleistocene glaciers .
Wallowa Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Wallowa County, Oregon, United States. It is located on the south end of Wallowa Lake , and is a small community made up of vacation homes, lodging, restaurants, as well as other small businesses.
The Wallowa Lake Tramway rises 3,700 feet (1,100 m) vertically, [8] starting at the 4,200-foot (1,300 m) level of the lake. [9] At the top of the gondola ride, an elevation of 8,150 feet (2,480 m), is Oregon's highest restaurant, the Alpine Grill. [10] The Tramway runs May through October. [11]
It is at the southern shore of Wallowa Lake, near the city of Joseph in Wallowa County. The town of Wallowa Lake is situated next to the park. Wallowa Lake State Park has a variety of activities, including hiking wilderness trails, horseback riding, bumper boat, canoeing, miniature golf, and a tramway to the top of one of the mountains (a rise ...
It is set within the Eagle Cap Wilderness on land managed by Wallowa–Whitman National Forest. [2] The peak ranks as the 14th-highest summit in Oregon, [3] and the 8th-highest of the Wallowa Mountains. [2] The peak is situated southwest of Wallowa Lake and precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Wallowa River.
Upper Klamath Lake: Oregon's largest lake by surface area, located near the California border, fed by the Williamson River (Oregon), and drained by the Link River into Lake Ewauna: North and South Twin Lakes: two small lakes near the Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway Lake Umatilla: impoundment of the Columbia River formed by the John Day Dam: Wahtum Lake
The Nez Perce put these traps in the Wallowa River below the outlet of Wallowa Lake. [7] The author of Oregon Geographic Names, Lewis A. McArthur, said that although the origin of this name is disputed, he puts great weight in Levi Ankeny who supplied this information as he was "thoroughly familiar with the early history and tradition of the ...
Bonneville Mountain is located eight miles south of Joseph, Oregon, in the Wallowa Mountains. It is set within the Eagle Cap Wilderness on land managed by Wallowa–Whitman National Forest. [2] The peak is situated south of Wallowa Lake and precipitation runoff from the mountain drains west into West Fork Wallowa River and east into the East Fork.