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Mountain Peaks in Oregon

41 mountain peaks in Oregon with photography planning data — sunrise and sunset azimuths, golden hour by month, Milky Way windows and estimated sky darkness. Klamath County has the most (5). The darkest skies are at Steens Mountain (Bortle 1).

Top mountain peaks

Mount MazamaMountain Peak
Mount MazamaKlamath County · 1,885 m
Mount HoodMountain Peak
Mount HoodHood River County · 3,425 m
Mount BachelorMountain Peak
Mount BachelorDeschutes County · 2,759 m
Mount JeffersonMountain Peak
Mount JeffersonLinn County · 3,189 m
Mount McLoughlinMountain Peak
Mount McLoughlinJackson County · 2,895 m
Mount ThielsenMountain Peak
Mount ThielsenDouglas County · 2,783 m
Roxy Ann PeakMountain Peak
Roxy Ann PeakJackson County · 1,089 m
Three Fingered JackMountain Peak
Three Fingered JackJefferson County · 2,121 m
Mount ScottMountain Peak
Mount ScottKlamath County · 2,636 m
Sacajawea PeakMountain Peak
Sacajawea PeakWallowa County · 2,975 m
Mount BaileyMountain Peak
Mount BaileyDouglas County · 2,551 m
Broken TopMountain Peak
Broken TopDeschutes County · 2,756 m

Mountain Peaks by county

All mountain peaks (41)

NameCountyElevationNearest townSky
Mount MazamaCrater LakeKlamath County1,885 mEagle Point2
Mount HoodHood River County3,425 mMount Hood Village3
Mount BachelorDeschutes County2,759 mSunriver3
Mount JeffersonLinn County3,189 mWarm Springs2
Mount McLoughlinJackson County2,895 mEagle Point2
Mount ThielsenCrater LakeDouglas County2,783 mEagle Point2
Roxy Ann PeakJackson County1,089 mMedford5
Three Fingered JackJefferson County2,121 mSisters2
Mount ScottCrater LakeKlamath County2,636 mKlamath Falls1
Sacajawea PeakWallowa County2,975 mJoseph1
Mount BaileyCrater LakeDouglas County2,551 mEagle Point2
Broken TopDeschutes County2,756 mSisters3
Mount WashingtonLinn County2,346 mSisters2
Diamond PeakLane County2,644 mOakridge2
Mount AshlandJackson County2,283 mAshland3
Yamsay MountainKlamath County2,468 mKlamath Falls1
Black ButteJefferson County1,937 mSisters2
Tumalo MountainDeschutes County2,370 mSunriver3
Painted HillsWheeler County671 mPrineville2
Steens MountainHarney County—Caldwell1
Hoodoo ButteLinn County1,706 mSisters2
Strawberry MountainGrant County2,750 mJohn Day1
Cinnamon ButteDouglas County1,957 mCottage Grove2
Maiden PeakDeschutes County2,380 mLa Pine2
Hayrick ButteLinn County1,671 mSisters2
Malheur ButteMalheur County790 mOntario3
Mount ScottClackamas County333 mHappy Valley7
Bohemia MountainLane County1,823 mCulp Creek2
Paulina PeakDeschutes County2,429 mLa Pine2
Union PeakCrater LakeKlamath County2,315 mShady Cove2
Mount SylvaniaMultnomah County290 mMetzger8
Mahogany MountainMalheur County1,985 mMarsing2
Larch MountainMultnomah County1,203 mSandy4
Mount HowardWallowa County2,512 mJoseph1
Rocky ButteMultnomah County183 mLents7
Saddle MountainClatsop County1,004 mGearhart3
Pelican ButteKlamath County2,440 mKlamath Falls2
Hager MountainLake County2,188 mAltamont1
Cooper MountainWashington County237 mAloha7
Eagle CapUnion County2,909 mJoseph1
Grizzly MountainCrook County1,710 mPrineville3

Sky = estimated Bortle class (1 darkest – 9 brightest).

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How to photograph mountain peaks

Summits catch first and last light — alpenglow can turn rock pink or orange minutes before sunrise and after sunset while valleys stay in shadow.

  • Photograph the peak from a lake, meadow or ridge at sunrise when the face that looks east lights up first.
  • Long lenses compress ridgelines; shoot the peak from several miles away to make it look massive.
  • Afternoon thunderstorms are common in summer at high elevations — plan summit hikes for early morning.
  • Snow on the summit holds detail best when you expose for the highlights and lift shadows later.
  • Alpenglow lasts only a few minutes; set up and focus beforehand.

Season: Early summer keeps snow on the peaks with green valleys below; autumn adds aspen or larch color in many ranges.