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Mount Bachelor, formerly named Bachelor Butte, is a dormant stratovolcano atop a shield volcano in the Cascade Volcanic Arc and the Cascade Range of central Oregon.Named Mount Bachelor because it stands apart from the nearby Three Sisters, [4] it lies in the eastern segment of the central portion of the High Cascades, the eastern segment of the Cascade Range.
In 2017, the Oregon legislature designated Oregon’s 451-mile stretch of U.S. Route 20 as the state’s official Medal of Honor Highway. Twelve roadside signs were placed along the route to honor Oregon’s Medal of Honor recipients. Oregon was the first state to designate a border-to-border route as its official Medal of Honor Highway.
The Mount Hood Railroad (reporting mark MHRR) is a heritage and shortline freight railroad located in Hood River, Oregon, 60 miles (97 km) east of Portland, Oregon, United States. The majority of the railroad's revenue is generated from passenger excursions although a few small freight shippers remain that generate several carloads of traffic ...
Pisgah Home Historic District is a historic district in the Highland Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. It was the site of the Pisgah Home movement begun by faith healer and social reformer, Finis E. Yoakum, in the early 1900s. The site is closely aligned with the founding of the modern Pentecostal church. [2]
Mount Pisgah (mountain in North Carolina), in the Appalachian Mountain Range and the Blue Ridge Mountains; Mount Pisgah (Lane County, Oregon) Mount Pisgah, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, in Glaciated Low Plateau region, also known as the Endless Mountains; Mount Pisgah, Carbon County, Pennsylvania; Mount Pisgah, York County, Pennsylvania
Mount Hood, Oregon, c. 1881 –1883. Brooklyn Museum . Timberline Lodge is a National Historic Landmark located on the southern flank of Mount Hood just below Palmer Glacier , with an elevation of about 6,000 ft (1,800 m).
Table Rock is a mountain in the east rim of Linville Gorge, part of Pisgah National Forest (Grandfather Ranger District) in North Carolina. It features a distinctive rock formation, and is a prominent peak in the area. [2] The peak makes for a quick hike from a nearby parking area, and is also very popular for rock climbing. [3]
The site of Mount Pisgah is now marked by a nine-acre (3.6 ha) Mount Pisgah Cemetery State Preserve, which contains exhibits, historical markers, and a reconstructed log cabin. However, little remains from the 19th century except a cemetery memorializing the 300 to 800 emigrants who died while passing through or residing in the community.