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Blue Mountains

Range Type	Mountain range with well-recognized name
Highest Point	Rock Creek Butte (9106 ft/2776 m)
Countries	United States
States/Provinces	Oregon (82%), Washington (18%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	19,216 sq mi / 49,770 sq km Area may include lowland areas
Extent	203 mi / 327 km North-South 184 mi / 295 km East-West
Center Lat/Long	45° 13' N; 118° 46' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Blue Mountains
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Note: Range borders shown on map are an approximation and are not authoritative.
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Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the Blue Mountains.

Columbia Plateau	Level 3 (Parent)
North Columbia Plateau	Level 4 (Sibling)
Blue Mountains	Level 4
Northern Blue Mountains	Level 5 (Child)
Southern Blue Mountains	Level 5 (Child)
Southeast Blue Mountains	Level 5 (Child)
Wallowa Mountains	Level 4 (Sibling)
Western Idaho Ranges	Level 4 (Sibling)
South Columbia Plateau	Level 4 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Blue Mountains

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range5
1.	Rock Creek Butte	9106	2776	Southern Blue Mountains
2.	Elkhorn Peak	8931	2722	Southern Blue Mountains
3.	Red Mountain	8928	2721	Southern Blue Mountains
4.	Cougar Pond Southwest	8920+	2719+	Southern Blue Mountains
5.	Twin Mountain	8897	2712	Southern Blue Mountains
6.	Cougar Pond Southeast	8878	2706	Southern Blue Mountains
7.	Van Patten Butte	8729	2661	Southern Blue Mountains
8.	Angell Peak	8646	2635	Southern Blue Mountains
9.	Lees Peak	8626	2629	Southern Blue Mountains
10.	Mount Ruth	8600	2621	Southern Blue Mountains
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Child Range High Points
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range5
1.	Rock Creek Butte	9106	2776	Southern Blue Mountains
2.	Bullrun Rock	7873	2400	Southeast Blue Mountains
3.	Oregon Butte	6387	1947	Northern Blue Mountains

Photos of Peaks in the Blue Mountains

Ironside Mountain: Ironside Mountain (on the right, left summit is highest) from the approach road.

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