Blue Mountain Oregon. The blue mountains cover eight counties across two states. The blue mountains ecoregion is a level iii ecoregion designated by the united states environmental protection agency epa in the pacific northwest mainly in the state of oregon with small areas over the state border in idaho and southeastern washington it is also contiguous with the world wildlife fund s blue mountain forests ecoregion.
A harrowing obstacle for oregon trail pioneers today this route up into the blues is pure delight winding past rolling ranchlands rocky peaks wild rivers and. The blue mountains are a mountain range in the western united states located largely in northeastern oregon and stretching into extreme southeastern washington the range has an area of about 15 000 square miles 38 850 km 2 stretching east and southeast of pendleton oregon to the snake river along the oregon idaho border. The blue mountains cover eight counties across two states.
At 23 984 square miles the blue mountains ecoregion is the largest ecoregion in oregon.
The blue mountains indeed look blue from a distance a formidable range rising to more than 9 000 feet 2 743 meters and stretching from the columbia river southeast to the snake river. The blue mountains perhaps the most geologically diverse part of oregon consist of a series of mountain ranges rolling uplands and valleys in the northeastern part of the state and extending into southeastern washington. The blue mountains or simply the blues occupy more than 4 000 square miles of eastern oregon and washington named by early settlers for the blue hue of their pine and fir lined ridges they sprawl out southeast of pendleton oregon over to the snake river along the border with idaho and up into washington where they occupy much of the land east of walla walla. A harrowing obstacle for oregon trail pioneers today this route up into the blues is pure delight winding past rolling ranchlands rocky peaks wild rivers and.