Wallowa Lake Tramway, Wallowa–Whitman National Forest

Name: Wallowa Lake Tramway
Address: Wallowa–Whitman National Forest, United States

#3 among attractions in Wallowa–Whitman National Forest

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The Wallowa Lake Tramway is an aerial cable gondola lift near Joseph, Oregon, in the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest of the United States, named for Wallowa Lake. The tram runs from the floor of the Wallowa Valley to the top of Mount Howard. It travels to an elevation of 8,000 feet above sea level and allows for views of the Eagle Cap Wilderness area and the rest of the Wallowa Mountains. ()

Opened: 1970 (54 years ago)Coordinates: 45°16'12"N, 117°11'38"W

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Wallowa Lake Tramway – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ice Lake, Aneroid Lake, Mount Howard, Sacajawea Peak.

4.8 miSW
Natural attraction, Lake
Ice Lake, Eagle Cap Wilderness
122 min walk • Ice Lake is a small freshwater lake at 7,900 feet on the south skirt of the Hurwal Divide within the Eagle Cap Wilderness region in Wallowa County, in northeastern Oregon, United States.
4.3 miS
Natural attraction, Lake
Aneroid Lake, Eagle Cap Wilderness
109 min walk • In common with many of the neighboring lakes in the Eagle Cap Wilderness of the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest in Wallowa County, Oregon, Aneroid Lake is nestled in an example of a cirque valley with large tarn scoured out of the mountain side by glacial movements during the Pleistocene.
1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Howard, Wallowa–Whitman National Forest
25 min walk • Mount Howard is located in the Wallowa region of northeast Oregon. The mountain is home to Wallowa Lake Tramway, the steepest tram in North America. At the top of the mountain, there is a restaurant called the Summit Grill and Alpine Patio. Mount Howard was named for Civil War general Oliver O. Howard.
5.3 miW
Natural attraction, Mountain
Sacajawea Peak, Eagle Cap Wilderness
135 min walk • Sacajawea Peak is a peak in the Wallowa Mountains, in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is in the Eagle Cap Wilderness and the Wallowa–Whitman National Forest.
5.2 miN
Park
Iwetemlaykin State Heritage Site, Joseph
132 min walk • Iwetemlaykin State Heritage Site, a public park in the U.S. state of Oregon, is on the south edge of Joseph, along Oregon Route 351. Its name comes from the Nez Perce place name, Iwetemlaykin, which means "at the edge of the lake".
4.2 miS
Natural attraction, Lake
Roger Lake, Eagle Cap Wilderness
109 min walk • Roger Lake is a mountain pond located in a meadow on Aneroid Mountain in the Eagle Cap Wilderness of Northeastern Oregon, United States. It is 0.5 miles from Aneroid Lake on trail 1804.
2.9 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Wallowa Lake, Joseph
73 min walk • Wallowa Lake is a ribbon lake 1 mile south of Joseph, Oregon, United States, at an elevation of 4,372 ft. Impounded by high moraines, it was formed by a series of Pleistocene glaciers.
5.5 miS
Natural attraction, Lake
Dollar Lake, Eagle Cap Wilderness
141 min walk • Dollar Lake is a small tarn located on Aneroid Mountain in the Eagle Cap Wilderness of Northeastern Oregon, United States. It is between Aneroid Lake and Bonny Lakes and lies 1 mile southwest of Aneroid Peak.
4.7 miS
Natural attraction, Mountain
Aneroid Mountain, Eagle Cap Wilderness
120 min walk • Aneroid Mountain is a 9,662-foot peak in the Wallowa Mountains, in Wallowa County, Oregon in the United States. It is located in the McCully Basin within the Eagle Cap Wilderness of the Wallowa National Forest, about 15 miles south of Joseph.
5.8 miN
Museum
First Bank of Joseph, Joseph
149 min walk • The First Bank of Joseph, at 2nd and Main Sts. in Joseph, Oregon, is a 25-by-91-foot historic building that was built in 1887. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
5.1 miW
Natural attraction, Natural feature
Wallowa Mountains, Eagle Cap Wilderness
131 min walk • The Wallowa Mountains are a mountain range located in the Columbia Plateau of northeastern Oregon in the United States. The range runs approximately 40 miles northwest to southeast in southwestern Wallowa County and eastern Union County between the Blue Mountains to the west and the Snake River to the east.