Wallowa Lake State Park
Wallowa Lake State Park is a state park located in northeast Oregon in the United States. It is at the southern shore of Wallowa Lake, near the city of Joseph in Wallowa County.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Park
- Description: state park in Oregon, USA
- Also known as: “South Wallowa Lake State Park”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Wallowa Lake and Mount Howard.
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 north of Wallowa Lake State Park.
Mount Howard
Peak
Photo: Orygun, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mount Howard is located in the Wallowa region of northeast Oregon. The mountain is home to Wallowa Lake Tramway, the steepest tram in North America. At the top of the mountain, there is a restaurant called the Summit Grill and Alpine Patio. Mount Howard is situated 2 miles southeast of Wallowa Lake State Park.
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.
Wallowa Lake State Park
- Categories: Oregon state park and recreation area
- Location: Wallowa, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
45.28327° or 45° 16′ 60″ northLongitude
-117.21129° or 117° 12′ 41″ westElevation
4,659 feet (1,420 metres)Open location code
85Q47QMQ+8FOpenStreetMap ID
way 202470880OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkGeoNames ID
5759056Wikidata ID
Q7963195
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In Other Languages
“Wallowa Lake State Park” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Wallowa Lake State Park”
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Highlights include Riverside Day Use Area and Wallowa Lake Marina.
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