The Wallowa River is a tributary of the Grande Ronde River, approximately 55 miles (89 km) long, in northeastern Oregon in the United States. It drains...
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Wallowa may refer to: Wallowa, Oregon Wallowa County, Oregon Wallowa Lake Wallowa Lake State Park Wallowa Mountains Wallowa River Acacia calamifolia,...
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that Wallowa is derived from a Nez Perce word for "winding water". The journals of Lewis and Clark Expedition record the name of the Wallowa River as Wil-le-wah...
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southeast in southwestern Wallowa County and eastern Union County between the Blue Mountains to the west and the Snake River to the east. The range is...
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Columbia Plateau, bounded by the Blue Mountains and Wallowa Mountains to the west of Hells Canyon. The river flows generally northeast from its forested headwaters...
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Wallowa River Rest Area is a state park in the U.S. state of Oregon, administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. List of Oregon state...
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valley. This fan was created by the Wallowa River transporting debris into the valley. The sediment left by the river was pushed by a series of glaciers...
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Wallowa (/wəˈlaʊwə/) is a city in Wallowa County, Oregon, United States. The population was 808 at the 2010 census. The Wallowa Valley is within the traditional...
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with tribal centre in the river valleys of the Imnaha River, the Minam River and the Wallowa River (Wal'awa – "the winding river"). Their territory extended...
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Retrieved March 12, 2016. National Performance of Dams Program (2016). "Wallowa Lake Reservoir". Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved...
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The Wallowa–Whitman National Forest is a United States National Forest in the U.S. states of Oregon and Idaho. Formed upon the merger of the Wallowa and...
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The Minam River is a tributary of the Wallowa River, 51 miles (82 km) long, in northeastern Oregon in the United States. It drains a rugged wilderness...
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Sacajawea Peak (category Landforms of Wallowa County, Oregon)
Sacajawea Peak is a peak in the Wallowa Mountains, in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is in the Eagle Cap Wilderness and the Wallowa–Whitman National Forest. At...
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have not always inhabited the state but came to Oregon in the 1960s; the Wallowa Valley herd numbered about 60 as of 2013[update]. Gray wolves were extirpated...
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the Columbia River and south to the border with California. Eastern Oregon Baker, Grant, Harney, Malheur, Morrow, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa counties Hermiston...
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River Trask River Treat River Tualatin Sherman River Tumalo Creek Tumtum River Umatilla River Umpqua River Walla Walla River Wallooskee River Wallowa...
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Lostine, Oregon (category Cities in Wallowa County, Oregon)
about halfway between Wallowa and Enterprise. Nearby is the Lostine River, a tributary of the Wallowa River, east of the Wallowa Mountains of northeastern...
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Hells Canyon (category Landforms of Wallowa County, Oregon)
Area which is also located in part of the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. It is North America's deepest river gorge at 7,993 feet (2,436 m), running deeper...
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The Columbia River Gorge is a canyon of the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. Up to 4,000 feet (1,200 m) deep, the canyon...
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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...
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Country near the mouth of the Columbia River during the winter of 1805–1806. Located along the Lewis and Clark River at the north end of the Clatsop Plains...
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are the white-peaked Cascade Range volcanoes to the north, the Columbia River Plateau to the east, and the Western Cascades and the more-distant Klamath...
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Multnomah Falls (category Columbia River Gorge)
Columbia River Gorge, east of Troutdale, between Corbett and Dodson, Oregon, United States. The waterfall is accessible from the Historic Columbia River Highway...
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many small mammals are common in the park. River otter and beaver are found along the park's Crooked River frontage. The Smith Rock area hosts many types...
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Rock Wilderness at 19,620 acres (79 km2), located partially within the Wallowa–Whitman National Forest The hottest temperature recorded in the Malheur...
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The Historic Columbia River Highway is an approximately 75-mile-long (121 km) scenic highway in the U.S. state of Oregon between Troutdale and The Dalles...
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Polaris Pass (category Landforms of Wallowa County, Oregon)
the North Folk Imnaha River trail. It can also be reached via the East Fork Wallowa River trail starting at the Wallowa River trailhead. From trail 1804...
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Rogue River–Siskiyou National Forest is a United States National Forest in the U.S. states of Oregon and California. The formerly separate Rogue River and...
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Eagle Cap Wilderness (category Protected areas of Wallowa County, Oregon)
is a wilderness area located in the Wallowa Mountains of northeastern Oregon (United States), within the Wallowa–Whitman National Forest. The wilderness...
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Portland. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest zoo west of the Mississippi River. The 64-acre (26 ha) zoo is owned by the regional Metro government. It currently...
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