Strawberry Mountain is the highest peak in the

Strawberry Mountains The Strawberry Range, also known as the Strawberry Mountains, is a mountain range in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is east of John Day, within Malheur National Forest. The highest peak is Strawberry Mountain. The Strawberry Range is part of the ...

of eastern

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

in the United States. It is the 30th highest point in Oregon. It is in the

Malheur National Forest The Malheur National Forest is a United States National Forest, National Forest in the U.S. state of Oregon. It contains more than in the Blue Mountains (Pacific Northwest), Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon. The forest consists of Great Basin ...

and is the most prominent feature of the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.

History

The mountain, and nearby Strawberry Creek, were named by

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, Nathan Willis Fisk, "because there were wild strawberries in abundance there..." It was originally named "Strawberry Butte", but common usage changed it to Strawberry Mountain, which now appears on official maps.

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* Mountains of Oregon Landmarks in Oregon Landforms of Grant County, Oregon Malheur National Forest {{GrantCountyOR-geo-stub