Mount Mitchell (Oregon)
Mount Mitchell is a mountain in Clackamas County in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is located southwest of Mount Hood in the Roaring River Wilderness on the Mount Hood National Forest.
The mountain was named for Roy Mitchell, a veteran of World War I who died fighting a wild fire. Prior to 1923 the mountain had been known as Oak Grove mountain although there were no oak trees on the mountain.
References
- ^ "Mount Mitchell". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
- ^ "Mount Mitchell". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
- ^ Lewis L. McAurthur. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). p. 675. ISBN 087595-277-1.
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