Criterion Summit

Criterion Summit
Criterion Summit
Elevation	3,360 ft (1,024 m)[1]
Traversed by	US 197
Location	Wasco County, Oregon,; United States
Coordinates	44.98272°N 120.99124°W

Criterion Summit, elevation about 3,360 feet (1,020 m) above sea level, is a mountain pass in the U.S. state of Oregon that is traversed by U.S. Route 197.[1] It lies south of Maupin, approximately 7 miles (11 km) north of the intersection of Route 197 with U.S. Route 97.[2] A sign and viewpoint map mark the summit. The map shows peaks of the Cascade Range that are visible from this spot, from Broken Top on the southwest to Mount Adams on the northwest.[3] The summit is near the historic unincorporated community of Criterion.[4]

References

McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 251. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. pp. 37, 76. ISBN 978-0-89933-347-2.
"Criterion Summit Mountain Finder – OR". Groundspeak. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
"Criterion". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved December 8, 2014.

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[OGN-1] McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 251. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.

[DeLorme-2] Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. pp. 37, 76. ISBN 978-0-89933-347-2.

[3] "Criterion Summit Mountain Finder – OR". Groundspeak. Retrieved December 8, 2014.

[gnis-4] "Criterion". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved December 8, 2014.