Drake Peak

Drake Peak is an 8,399-foot (2,560 m) summit of the Warner Mountains in Lake County, Oregon in the United States. It is located in the Fremont National Forest.[2] The mountain is named in honor of Lieutenant Colonel John M. Drake, a Union Army officer who served in both the 1st Oregon Cavalry and the 1st Oregon Infantry regiments during the American Civil War.[3][4][5]

Drake Peak
Drake Peak viewed from Light Peak
Highest point
Elevation8,399 ft (2,560 m) [1]
Prominence2,547 ft (776 m) [2]
Isolation17.34 mi (27.91 km) [2]
Coordinates42°18′01″N 120°07′25″W [1]
Geography
Drake Peak
Location in the state of Oregon
LocationLake County, Oregon

Lookout

The Drake Peak lookout is located about a mile west of Drake Peak on neighboring Light Peak, at an elevation of 8,222-foot (2,506 m) above sea level. The lookout is a L-4 Aladdin ground cabin, built in 1948. Visitors can drive to the lookout. From there, they can hike across the saddle between the two peaks and then climb to the top of Drake Peak.[6][7]

Environment

The north slope of Drake Peak is covered by a ponderosa pine forest while low sagebrush dominates the rockier southern slope. Some areas also have quaking aspen and several fir species. Local wild flowers include bitterroot, aster, goldenweed, and penstemon.[8]

The habitats around Drake Peak supports a variety of large mammal species including mule deer, Rocky Mountain elk, pronghorn, American black bear, bobcats, and mountain lions. Common birds in the sky around Drake Peak include prairie falcons, golden eagles, and bald eagles.[7][8]

See also

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Drake Peak
  2. Drake Peak at Peakbagger.com
  3. McArthur, Lewis A. and Lewis L. McArthur, "Drake Peak", Oregon Geographic Names (Seventh Edition), Oregon Historical Society Press: Portland, Oregon, 2003, p. 302.
  4. Victor, Frances Fuller, "The First Oregon Cavalry", The Quarterly of the Oregon Historical Society (Vol III), Oregon Historical Society, Salem, Oregon, March–December 1902, pp. 123-163.
  5. Official Army Register of the Volunteer Forces of the United States Army for the Years 1861, ’62, ’63, ’64, ‘65 (Part VII), Missouri, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, California, Kansas, Oregon, Nevada., Adjutant General's Office, Secretary of War, Washington, D.C., 2 March 1865.
  6. "Drake Peak Lookout", Fremont-Winema National Forests, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Portland, Oregon, accessed 4 June 2015.
  7. "Drake Peak Lookout", Recreation.gov, sponsored by 12 participating federal partners including Army Corps of Engineers, Forest Service, National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife Service, and the National Archives; Rutland, Vermont, accessed 11 November 2017.
  8. Sullivan, William L., "Abert Rim and Hart Mountain," Exploring Oregon’s Wild Area (Second Edition), The Mountaineers, Seattle, Washington, 1994, p. 259, 262.
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