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{{Short description|Mountain pass in Oregon, U.S.}} |
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'''Drews Gap''' (el. 5306 ft.) is a mountain pass in [[Oregon]] traversed by [[Oregon Route 140]]. |
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| location = [[Lake County, Oregon]],<br>[[United States]] |
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| coordinates = {{coord|42.19927|-120.615498 |display=inline,title|type:pass}} |
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'''Drews Gap''' (el. 5306 ft.) is a [[mountain pass]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Oregon]] traversed by [[Oregon Route 140]]. It is named for Major [[Charles S. Drew]] of the [[1st Oregon Cavalry]], who surveyed a route from [[Fort Klamath]] east to the [[Owyhee River]] in 1864 that became the [[Oregon Central Military Road]].<ref>[[Hubert Howe Bancroft|Bancroft, Hubert Howe]], [https://books.google.com/books?id=l-gNAAAAIAAJ History of Oregon Vol. II, 1848-1888], 1888, pp. 651-652</ref> |
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It is located between Drews Reservoir and [[Booth State Scenic Corridor]] which is just east of the summit and 12 miles west of [[Lakeview, Oregon|Lakeview]].<ref>[http://www.oregonstateparks.org/park_52.php?md=pic Oregon Parks and Recreation<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207021138/http://www.oregonstateparks.org/park_52.php?md=pic |date=December 7, 2008 }}</ref> |
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==References== |
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[[Category:Mountain passes of Oregon]] |
[[Category:Mountain passes of Oregon]] |
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[[Category:Landforms of Lake County, Oregon]] |
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Latest revision as of 03:36, 27 August 2023
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| Elevation | 5,306 ft (1,617 m) |
| Traversed by |  OR 140 |
| Location | Lake County, Oregon, United States |
| Coordinates | 42°11′57″N 120°36′56″W / 42.19927°N 120.615498°W |
Drews Gap (el. 5306 ft.) is a mountain pass in the U.S. state of Oregon traversed by Oregon Route 140. It is named for Major Charles S. Drew of the 1st Oregon Cavalry, who surveyed a route from Fort Klamath east to the Owyhee River in 1864 that became the Oregon Central Military Road.[1]
It is located between Drews Reservoir and Booth State Scenic Corridor which is just east of the summit and 12 miles west of Lakeview.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Bancroft, Hubert Howe, History of Oregon Vol. II, 1848-1888, 1888, pp. 651-652
- ^ Oregon Parks and Recreation Archived December 7, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
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