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Elkhorn Mountains (other)
Elkhorn Mountains may refer to: *Elkhorn Mountains in Montana *Elkhorn Mountains (Oregon) The Elkhorn Mountains are a mountain range, part of the Blue Mountains in the northwest United States. Located in northeastern Oregon west of Baker City, the highest point in the range is Rock Creek Butte at above sea level. The Elkhorn Mounta ..., a subrange of the Blue Mountains {{Geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elkhorn Mountains
The Elkhorn Mountains are a mountain range in southwestern Montana, part of the Rocky Mountains and are roughly 300,000 acres (1200 km²) in size. It is an inactive volcanic mountain range with the highest point being Crow Peak at , right next to Elkhorn Peak, . The range is surrounded by the cities of Helena, Montana City, Townsend, Whitehall, and Boulder and is part of the Helena National Forest in Montana's Jefferson County. Geology The rocks of the Elkhorns were formed about 74 to 81 million years ago (Late Cretaceous time) as a result of the Farallon tectonic plate subducting beneath western North America and allowing magma to rise to the surface. The Elkhorn Mountains Volcanics are extrusive rocks related to the plutonic granites of the Boulder Batholith. Volcanic flows, lahars, and ash falls from sources in the Elkhorn Mountains reach as far as Choteau, Montana, but the thickest deposits lie within a radius of about from the Elkhorns. The volcanics probably orig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elkhorn Mountains (Oregon)
The Elkhorn Mountains are a mountain range, part of the Blue Mountains in the northwest United States. Located in northeastern Oregon west of Baker City, the highest point in the range is Rock Creek Butte at above sea level. The Elkhorn Mountains are partly within 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 ... and the North Fork John Day Wilderness. See also * List of mountain ranges of Oregon References External links *Elkhorn Crest National Recreation Trail #1611 U.S. Forest ServiceElkhorn Range from Hoffer Lakes near Anthony Lake hiking guide by William Sullivan Mountain ranges of Oregon Mountain ranges of Baker County, Oregon Mountain ranges of Grant County, Oregon Landforms of Union County, Oregon Elkhorn Mountains, Oreg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
