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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

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 • Aug. 5, 2023

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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