| Drake Peak | |
|---|---|
 Drake Peak viewed from Light Peak | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 8,399 ft (2,560 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 2,547 ft (776 m)[2] |
| Isolation | 17.34 mi (27.91 km)[2] |
| Listing | Mountain peaks of Oregon |
| Coordinates | 42°18′01″N 120°07′25″W / 42.30028°N 120.12361°W[1] |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | John M. Drake |
| Geography | |
  Drake Peak Location in the state of Oregon | |
| Location | Lake County, Oregon |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Volcanic complex |
| Volcanic arc | Warner Mountains |
| Last eruption | Miocene |
Drake Peak is an 8,399-foot (2,560 m) summit of the Warner Mountains in Lake County, Oregon in the United States. It is located in the Fremont National Forest.[2] The mountain is named in honor of Lieutenant Colonel John M. Drake, a Union Army officer who served in both the 1st Oregon Cavalry and the 1st Oregon Infantry regiments during the American Civil War.[3][4][5]
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Drake Peak
- ^ a b c Drake Peak at Peakbagger.com
- ^ McArthur, Lewis A. and Lewis L. McArthur, "Drake Peak", Oregon Geographic Names (Seventh Edition), Oregon Historical Society Press: Portland, Oregon, 2003, p. 302.
- ^ Victor, Frances Fuller, "The First Oregon Cavalry", The Quarterly of the Oregon Historical Society (Vol III), Oregon Historical Society, Salem, Oregon, March–December 1902, pp. 123-163.
- ^ Official Army Register of the Volunteer Forces of the United States Army for the Years 1861, ’62, ’63, ’64, ‘65 (Part VII), Missouri, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, California, Kansas, Oregon, Nevada., Adjutant General's Office, Secretary of War, Washington, D.C., 2 March 1865.