Oregon Gazetteer
Sacajawea Peak is a physical feature (summit) in Wallowa County. The primary coordinates for Sacajawea Peak places it within the OR 97846 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Sacajawea Peak |
| Category: | Oregon physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Summit |
| Description: | Located just NW of Hurwal Divide, 1.6 km (1 mi) N of Matterhorn, 2.3 km (1.4 mi) NW of Ice Lake, 13 km (8 mi) SSW of Joseph, in Eagle Cap Wilderness. |
| History: | Named for Sacajawea, a Shoshoni woman who traveled with the Lewis and Clark Expedition. A proposal to change the name Sacajawea Peak to Sacagawea Peak was submitted in February 1998. In December 1999, the proposal was rejected by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (USBGN). |
| County: | Wallowa County |
| Latitude: | 45.2449582 |
| Longitude: | -117.292815 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Sacajawea Peak: Sacajawea Peak.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Sacajawea Peak does not include property ownership information.
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Wallowa Lake, OR
(5.6 miles NE) Joseph, OR (8.2 miles NNE) |
Enterprise, OR
(12.5 miles N) Lostine, OR (18 miles NNW) |
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Cornucopia, OR
(17.1 miles SSE) Evans, OR (18.8 miles NNW) |
