Pearsoll Peak is a mountain in the Klamath Mountains of southwestern Oregon in the United States. It is located in the northern Kalmiopsis Wilderness in southeastern Curry County and western Josephine County in the extreme southwest corner of the state, approximately 20 miles (32 km) from the Pacific Ocean and 20 miles (32 km) north of the California state line. It has a fire lookout on top that was spared in the Biscuit Fire of 2002.
| Pearsoll Peak | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,098 ft (1,554 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Prominence | 2,600 ft (792 m)[2] |
| Coordinates | 42°17′55″N 123°50′47″W / 42.298743194°N 123.846414814°W[1] |
| Geography | |
  Pearsoll Peak Location in Oregon  Pearsoll Peak Pearsoll Peak (the United States) | |
| Location | Curry / Josephine counties, Oregon, U.S. |
| Parent range | Klamath Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS Pearsoll Peak |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | high clearance vehicle or hike[3] |
References
edit- ^ a b "Pearsoll". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2008-04-01.
- ^ "Pearsoll Peak, Oregon". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2008-04-01.
- ^ "Pearsoll Peak (OR)". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
External links
edit- "Pearsoll Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- "Picture gallery". Flickr.
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