Calapooya Mountains

Calapooya Mountains
View from Fairview Peak Lookout
Highest point
PeakBalm Mountain
Elevation6,165 ft (1,879 m)
Coordinates43°22′49″N 122°25′19″W / 43.38028°N 122.42194°W / 43.38028; -122.42194[1]
Dimensions
Length60 mi (97 km) east–west
Naming
EtymologyThe Kalapuya Native Americans of the Willamette Valley[2]
Geography
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountiesLane and Douglas
Range coordinates43°29′59″N 122°30′04″W / 43.4998431°N 122.5011587°W / 43.4998431; -122.5011587
Borders onCascade Range and Oregon Coast Range

The Calapooya Mountains are a mountain range in Lane and Douglas counties of southwestern Oregon in the United States.[3] The range runs for approximately 60 miles (97 km) west from the Cascade Range between Eugene on the north and Roseburg on the south.

  1. ^ "Calapooya Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003). Oregon Geographic Names, Seventh Edition. Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. pp. 137–38. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
  3. ^ "Calapooya Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 1980-11-28. Retrieved 2009-04-10.