Mount Washington (Oregon)
Mount Washington is a deeply eroded volcano in the Cascade Range of Oregon. It lies within Deschutes and Linn counties and is surrounded by the Mount Washington Wilderness area.
Mount Washington as seen from Big Lake on the northwest
The spire-like appearance of Mount Washington
The deeply eroded Mount Washington seen from the east
Mount Washington with Belknap Crater on the left
Deschutes County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the population was 198,253. The county seat is Bend. The county was created in 1916 out of part of Crook County and was named for the Deschutes River, which itself was named by French-Canadian trappers of the early 19th century. It is the political and economic hub of Central Oregon. Deschutes comprises the Bend, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area and media market. Deschutes is Oregon's fastest-growing and most recently formed county.
Old U.S. Post Office in Bend, Oregon
View of the Cascades near La Pine, Oregon
The Three Sisters mountains visible over the Crooked River Railroad Bridge north of Terrebonne