Quartz Mountain topographic map

Summer Lake was spotted and named by Captain John C. Frémont during his 1843 mapping expedition through central Oregon. Fremont and his Army topographical team were mapping the Oregon Territory from The Dalles on Columbia River to Sutter's Fort in Sacramento, California. On 16 December 1843, the expedition…

Average elevation: 4,623 ft

Paisley is located at an elevation of 4,374 feet (1,333 m). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.44 square miles (1.14 km2), all of it land. The Chewaucan River flows through the city.

Average elevation: 4,446 ft

Lakeview is a city in Lake County, Oregon, United States. The population was 2,418 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Lake County. The city bills itself as the "Tallest Town in Oregon" because of its elevation, 4,757 feet (1,450 m) above sea level. Lakeview is situated in the Goose Lake Valley at the…

Average elevation: 5,125 ft

In 1832, John Work led his Hudson's Bay Company trapping brigade through the Valley Falls area. Work recorded the visit in his journal. In 1843, Captain John C. Fremont explored the area around Valley Falls. Fremont name Abert Rim and nearby Abert Lake after the head of the United States Army's topographical…

Average elevation: 4,344 ft

Average elevation: 4,803 ft

Average elevation: 5,230 ft

Average elevation: 4,367 ft

Average elevation: 4,341 ft