Eagle Cap ( is a mountain peak located in the

Wallowa Mountains The Wallowa Mountains () are a mountain range located in the Columbia Plateau of northeastern Oregon in the United States. The range runs approximately northwest to southeast in southwestern Wallowa County and eastern Union County between the ...

Wallowa–Whitman National Forest The Wallowa–Whitman National Forest is a United States National Forest in the U.S. states of Oregon and Idaho. Formed upon the merger of the Wallowa and Whitman national forests in 1954, it is located in the northeastern corner of the state, in ...

, in the U.S. state of

Oregon Oregon () is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idah ...

. The peak is in the

Eagle Cap Wilderness Eagle Cap Wilderness is a wilderness area located in the Wallowa Mountains of northeastern Oregon (United States), within the Wallowa–Whitman National Forest.

and the Benson Glacier is along the east flank of the summit ridge. Its summit is the highest point in Union County

References

Gallery

File:Glacier Lake, Eagle Cap Wilderness in the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest.jpg,

Glacier Peak Glacier Peak or Dakobed (known in the Sauk-Suiattle dialect of the Lushootseed language as "Tda-ko-buh-ba" or "Takobia") is the most isolated of the five major stratovolcanoes (composite volcanoes) of the Cascade Volcanic Arc in the U.S state of ...

(left) with Eagle Cap (right) from Glacier Lake File:THREE ALPINE LAKES IN EAGLE CAP WILDERNESS, Wallowa Whitman National Forest (23566179599).jpg, Aerial view of Glacier Peak in upper left, Eagle Cap shaded in upper right,
Prospect Lake lower left, Glacier Lake to right.

External links

* Mountains of Oregon Landforms of Wallowa County, Oregon {{WallowaCountyOR-geo-stub