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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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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 Sep. 26, 2023

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 Aug. 19, 2023

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 Aug. 3, 2022

As the years went by, these trips into the Wallowa Mountains became multigenerational.

From Washington Post Jun. 14, 2022

The dark, towering silhouettes of the Wallowa Mountains surrounded us on all sides.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

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