Humbug Mountain
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Humbug Mountain lies on the coast of Oregon, situated about 6 miles (10 km) south of Port Orford, with Highway 101 passing by its northern base.
The mountain rises from the Pacific Ocean's sea shore to an elevation of 1,756 ft (535 m). It is the centerpiece of Oregon's Humbug Mountain State Park. This mountain is said to be the tallest mountain in the lower 48 states of U.S.A that directly descends into the sea. Its slopes feature an old-growth rain forest. A three-mile trail runs out of Brush Creek Canyon to its summit. The area is popular with hikers, campers, bike riders, and whale watchers.
External links
- VirtualGuideBooks.com (http://virtualguidebooks.com/Oregon/OregonCoast/PortOrfordHumbug/HumbugMtnNorth.html) (panorama view, from a point north of Humbug Mtn)
- Pete Yamagata (http://webs.lanset.com/pyamagata/Captions/2004cap/HumbugMtn.html) (Humbug Mtn, viewed from the south)
- Oregon Postcards (http://gesswhoto.com/humbug.html) (Humbug Mtn, viewed from Roosevelt's Highway in 1930)