Blue Mountain Crossing
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N 45° 23.875 W 118° 18.937
11T E 397029 N 5027997
More than three months travel by covered wagons from Independence, Missouri and other "Jumping-off places" found the Oregon emigrants in the Blue Mountains.
Waymark Code: WM35FZ
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 02/12/2008
Views: 16
I traveled The Oregon Trail with an Elderhostel group from Kansas City/Independence, Missouri to Oregon City, Oregon June 13-28, 2007. We traveled through the Blue Mounains on Tuesday, June 26.
More than three months travel by covered wagons from Independence, Missouri and other "Jumping-off places" found the Oregon emigrants in the Blue Mountains.
This is a Northwest Forest Pass site. Open Memorial Day through Labor Day weekend, on Tuesdays through Sundays, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Interpretive Site, Accessible, Picnic tables, Toilets, and Drinking water. Daily vehicle parking fee is $5.00/day for both picnic and trailhead use.
Instructions for logging waymark: A photograph is required of you (or your GPS receiver, if you are waymarking solo) and the Blue Mountain Crossing signboard.
Historic Topic: Pioneer
Group Responsible for placement: Other
Marker Type: Trail
Region: Eastern Oregon
County: Umatilla
Web link to additional information: [Web Link]
State of Oregon Historical Marker "Beaver Board": Not listed
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