The Wallowa Mountains have been called the Oregon Alps. They are a rugged, glaciated range in northeastern Oregon, with peaks near 10,000 feet that consist of granite and metamorphic rock that is very different from the better-known Cascade volcanoes. Much of the Wallowa (wuhl-OW-uh) Mountains lie within the Eagle Cap Wilderness, one of the first wilderness areas in the country (originally established as the Eagle Cap Primitive Area in the 1930s). A large lake of glacial origin, Wallowa Lake lies immediately north of the range and is the main point…
