Mount Halo

Mount Halo (previously known as Swastika Mountain) is a summit in Lane County, Oregon, in the United States.[3] It is located within Umpqua National Forest.[4]

Mount Halo
Swastika Mountain
Mount Halo is located in Oregon
Mount Halo
Mount Halo
Location in Oregon
Highest point
Elevation4,197 ft (1,279 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence160 ft (49 m)[2]
Coordinates43°41′32″N 122°36′12″W[1]
Geography
LocationLane County, Oregon, U.S.
Topo mapUSGS Holland Point

The mountain took its previous name from the extinct town of Swastika (1909), which was reportedly so named because a rancher there branded his cattle with the image of a swastika.[5][6]

A fire lookout tower stood atop Mount Halo until the 1950s.[4]

In August 2022, the Oregon Geographic Names Board confirmed that the name of the mountain would be changed from Swastika Mountain, to avoid association with the Nazi Party. Two proposals for a new name, "Umpqua Mountain" (referring to the national forest which the mountain is located in) and "Mount Halo" (referring to Chief Halito,[7] leader of the Yoncalla Kalapuya tribe), were submitted.[8][9] The name of Mount Halo was chosen on April 13, 2023.[10][11]

References
  1. "Swastika". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  2. "Swastika Mountain, Oregon". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  3. "Swastika Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  4. "Swastika Mountain Lookout Site". Former Fire Lookout Sites Register. Archived from the original on June 19, 2021. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  5. "Swastikas weren't always evil". Mail Tribune. Medford, Oregon. November 8, 2009. Archived from the original on January 2, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
  6. Friedman, Ralph (January 1, 1990). In Search of Western Oregon. Caxton Press. p. 752. ISBN 978-0-87004-332-1.
  7. Lewis, David (February 21, 2021). "Halito (Chief Halo) (?-1892)". Oregon Encyclopedia. Oregon Historical Society. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  8. "Swastika Mountain in Oregon to get new name". KIRO-TV. Associated Press. August 25, 2022. Retrieved August 26, 2022 – via Yahoo! News.
  9. Arden, Amanda (August 24, 2022). "Swastika Mountain in Lane County will get new name". KOIN. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  10. "Oregon's Swastika Mountain is officially renamed after Indigenous chief". CNN. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  11. "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved April 29, 2023.


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