Old Chief Joseph Gravesite
The Old Chief Joseph Gravesite, also known as Nez Perce Traditional Site, Wallowa Lake, Chief Joseph Cemetery and Joseph National Indian Cemetery is a Native American cemetery near Joseph, Oregon.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Cemetery
- Description: Old Chief Joseph gravesite and cemetery
- Also known as: “Chief Joseph Cemetery”, “Nez Perce Traditional Site, Wallowa Lake”, “Old Chief Joseph Cemetery”, and “Wallowa Lake Site”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wallowa Lake and Joseph State Airport.
Wallowa Lake
Lake
Photo: Fourdee, Public domain.
Wallowa Lake is a ribbon lake 1 mile south of Joseph, Oregon, United States, at an elevation of 4,372 ft. Impounded by high moraines, it was formed by a series of Pleistocene glaciers. Wallowa Lake is situated 2 miles south of Old Chief Joseph Gravesite.
Joseph State Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Finetooth, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Joseph State Airport is a public use airport located one nautical mile west of the central business district of Joseph, a city in Wallowa County, Oregon, United States. Joseph State Airport is situated 2 miles northwest of Old Chief Joseph Gravesite.
Joseph High School
School
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Joseph High School is a public high school in Joseph, Oregon, United States. Joseph High School is situated 1 mile north of Old Chief Joseph Gravesite.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Joseph.
Joseph
Joseph is a city in Wallowa County, Oregon, United States. Originally named Silver Lake and Lake City, the city formally named itself in 1880 for Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce people. The population was 1,081 at the 2010 census.
Old Chief Joseph Gravesite
- Categories: grave and burial
- Location: Wallowa, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
45.33637° or 45° 20′ 11″ northLongitude
-117.22223° or 117° 13′ 20″ westElevation
4,446 feet (1,355 metres)Open location code
85Q48QPH+G4OpenStreetMap ID
way 649611482OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=grave_yardOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryGeoNames ID
5743988Wikidata ID
Q7021539
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In Other Languages
“Old Chief Joseph Gravesite” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “瓦洛厄湖內茲珀斯人傳統地遺址”
- Chinese: “瓦洛厄湖内兹珀斯人传统地遗址”
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