Wallowa Mountains

American  

[wah-lou-uh mohn-tnz] / wɑˈlaʊ ə ˈmoʊn tnz /

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. a mountain range in NE Oregon. Highest peak, Sacajawea Peak, 9,838 feet (2,999 meters).

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Example Sentences

Dark clouds loom overhead, the water below glistening in the early-morning light as it carves a path between the brown rocks of Oregon’s Wallowa Mountains and Idaho’s Seven Devils Mountains.

From Los Angeles Times

These were the stately and magnificent Wallowa Mountains, nestled next to Hells Canyon, North America’s deepest gorge at nearly 8,000 feet, and the dividing line between Idaho and Oregon.

From Seattle Times

Sunsets in the northeast Oregon locale are reliably amazing, with rainbow hues stretching across fields of wildflowers to the striking Wallowa Mountains.

From Seattle Times

Other wildfires likely to be impacted include the Rum Creek fire in southwest Oregon above the Rogue River, and the Double Creek, Sturgill and Nebo fires in the Wallowa Mountains of northeast Oregon.

From Seattle Times

The appointment-only museum occupies an unassuming storefront across the street from a buzzy pizza restaurant and popular chocolate shop, smack in the middle of a popular tourist town at the base of the Wallowa Mountains.

From Seattle Times