Williamson Mountain

Mountain peak in Oregon

Not to be confused with Mount Williamson.

Williamson Mountain

Williamson Mountain

Location in Oregon

Highest point
Elevation| 6,304 ft (1,921 m) NGVD 29[1]
Prominence| 1,024 ft (312 m)[1]
Coordinates| 43°55′25″N 121°49′29″W﻿ / ﻿43.9236574°N 121.824861°W﻿ / 43.9236574; -121.824861[2]
Geography
Location| Deschutes County, Oregon, U.S.
Parent range| Cascades
Topo map| USGS Elk Lake
Geology
Mountain type| Shield volcano[3]
Last eruption| Pleistocene[3]
Climbing
Easiest route| Hiking

Williamson Mountain, elevation 6,304 feet (1,921 m),[1] is a peak in the Cascade Range in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is named after Lt. Robert S. Williamson, who with Lt. Philip Sheridan took part in the Pacific Railroad Surveys in central Oregon in 1855.[4] The United States Board on Geographic Names approved the name in 1931.[2] Before that, the peak was known by its Chinook Jargon name of Leloo Mountain (Wolf Mountain), derived from the French le loup (the wolf).[4]

The mountain lies slightly east of the border between Lane County and Deschutes County in the Deschutes National Forest and the Three Sisters Wilderness, southwest of Mount Bachelor.[5] The Six Lakes Trail crosses the mountain between Lucky Lake to the southeast and Senoj Lake to the northwest.[5] Forest Road 46 (Lava Lake Road) is about 2 miles (3.2 km) east of the mountain.[5]

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Williamson Mountain, Oregon". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2016-04-26.
2. ^ a b "Williamson Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2016-04-26.
3. ^ a b "Williamson Mountain". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
4. ^ a b McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland: Oregon Historical Society Press. pp. 1043–44. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
5. ^ a b c "Map of the Williamson Mountain area". Acme Mapper. Retrieved 2016-04-26.