Santiam Pass is a 4,817-foot (1,468 m) mountain pass in the Cascade Range in central Oregon in the United States . It is located on the border between Linn and Jefferson counties, about 18 mi (29 km) northwest of Sisters , between the prominent volcanic horns of Three Fingered Jack to the north and Mount Washington to the south. Several other smaller volcanoes, including cinder cones and tuyas , are found near the summit of the pass. U.S. Route 20 connects eastern Oregon with the valley of the Santiam River on the west via Santiam Pass. One of the 19 or 20 lakes by the name of Lost Lake is located beside the highway just west of Santiam Pass. The pass may be approached from the west by three distinct routes:
13-403: Oregon Pacific Railroad or Oregon Pacific Railway may refer to: Oregon Pacific Railroad (1880–1894) , railroad from Yaquina Bay (Newport) to Santiam Pass Oregon Pacific Railroad (1997) , shortline railroad on the east side of Portland Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
26-819: A new transcontinental line eastward from the Oregon coast and provide Corvallis with a railroad connection. At the time, the next nearest rails were the Oregon Central Railroad in St. Joseph , and the Oregon and California Railroad in Albany . Hogg reorganized the railroad as the Willamette Valley & Coast Railroad , and ground was first broken in Corvallis on May 17, 1877. The Oregon Pacific Railroad
39-569: A tall tree on a mountain near Lost Prairie to help determine the route. Lost Prairie is located along Hackleman Creek between Fish Lake and Tombstone Prairie. Wiley later helped establish the Santiam Wagon Road . Originally known as Hogg Pass, after Col. T. Egenton Hogg who designated this crossing for his proposed railroad , Santiam Pass was renamed in 1929 when the Santiam Highway was completed. The original Santiam Pass
52-448: Is located three miles south and was discovered in 1859. Santiam Pass has a subarctic climate with cold, extremely snowy winters and mild to sometimes warm summers with occasional precipitation. While it is subarctic, the average winter temperatures hover around the upper 20s. Part of this is due to its latitudal location and being only over 4000 feet in elevation, but it is also due to the significant amount of winter snow that can moderate
65-626: Is named for T. Egenton Hogg for his railroad which went around the rock. Track was also laid in the canyon of the Malheur River to reserve that pass for the railroad. In 1888, Hogg purchased the Ocean liner Caracas from the Red D Line to replace the Yaquina City . She was renamed Yaquina Bay and towed to Yaquina. Before steamship service could restart however, Yaquina Bay broke free
78-795: The C&;E was sold to the Southern Pacific . Some of the tracks were submerged by Detroit Lake in the 1950s when the Detroit Dam was completed. In 1999, the line's corridor from Idanha to the Cascade summit was designated as a historic district and listed on the National Register of Historic Places . Santiam Pass From the east, Santiam Pass is approached from the town of Sisters; however, immediately east of Sisters, U. S. Highway 20 and Oregon Route 126, which share
91-495: The east, the line extended as far as Idanha , 15 miles (24 km) short of Santiam Pass before running out of money. Hogg purchased the steamship Yaquina City to provide a direct link to his railroad between Yaquina and San Francisco. Yaquina City successfully completed several voyages, until she ran aground at Yaquina Bay in 1887 due to a rudder failure. Despite the Yaquina City being insured, Hogg had just lost his biggest source of income and could not immediately replace
104-558: The route over the pass, split with Oregon Route 126 going northeast to Redmond and Prineville, Oregon and U. S. Route 20 heading southeast to Bend . While the pass was known by native peoples, the first recorded crossing of the pass was in April 1859 by an expedition searching for a cattle trail over the Cascade Range from the Willamette Valley to Central Oregon . This expedition was led by Andrew Wiley, who reportedly climbed
117-495: The steamer. Hogg's contract with the government stated however, that if he could establish railroad service over the Cascade Mountains , he could receive a massive land grant. By selling this land, enough money could be made to keep the railroad in business. To get the grant, some additional track was laid over Santiam Pass . Hogg had mules pull some cars a few times to assert right of way. Hogg Rock near Santiam Pass
130-532: The title Oregon Pacific Railroad . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oregon_Pacific_Railroad&oldid=350406296 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Oregon Pacific Railroad (1880%E2%80%931894) Oregon Pacific Railroad
143-580: The tugboat which was hauling her on December 9, 1888, and ran aground near the wreck of the Yaquina City . Like the Yaquina City , the Yaquina Bay was declared a total loss. The railroad entered bankruptcy in October 1890. In 1894 it was sold to A.B. Hammond and renamed the Oregon Central and Eastern Railway, and again in 1897 was reorganized as the Corvallis and Eastern Railroad . In 1907
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#1732783736979156-543: Was a railroad in western Oregon , United States, from 1880 to 1894, when it was sold to the Oregon Central and Eastern Railroad . A substantial part of the Oregon Pacific's abandoned right-of-way is preserved as Oregon Pacific Railroad Linear Historic District . It was created and owned by Thomas Egenton Hogg . Hogg organized the Corvallis and Yaquina Bay Railroad in 1872, with the vision to build
169-636: Was organized on September 15, 1880, as a successor to the WV&;C. Hogg originally intended to terminate the line at Seal Rock on the Oregon Coast. In anticipation of the railroad's arrival, the town was platted in 1877 with pedestrian-friendly public spaces and resort hotels that would accommodate train travelers, but the line was instead routed through Toledo to end at Yaquina , resulting in financial ruin for many who invested in Seal Rock. To
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