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.
Wallowa Lake, OR
(5.6 miles NE) Joseph, OR (8.2 miles NNE) |
Enterprise, OR
(12.5 miles N) Lostine, OR (18 miles NNW) |
Cornucopia, OR
(17.1 miles SSE) Evans, OR (18.8 miles NNW) |