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Eagle Cap Wilderness
Eagle Cap Wilderness is a wilderness area located in the Wallowa Mountains of northeastern Oregon (United States), within the Wallowa–Whitman National Forest.〔(Wallowa–Whitman National Forest ) - Eagle Cap Wilderness〕 The wilderness was established in 1940. In 1964, it was included in the National Wilderness Preservation System. A boundary revision in 1972 added and the Wilderness Act of 1984 added resulting in a current total of , making Eagle Cap by far Oregon's largest wilderness area.〔(Eagle Cap Wilderness, Oregon ) - GORP〕
Eagle Cap Wilderness is named after a peak in the Wallowa Mountains, which were once called the Eagle Mountains. At Eagle Cap was incorrectly thought to be the highest peak in the range, hence the name.
==Topography==
The Eagle Cap Wilderness is characterized by high alpine lakes and meadows, bare granite peaks and ridges, and U-shaped glacial valleys.〔 Thick timber is found in the lower valleys and scattered alpine timber on the upper slopes. Elevations in the wilderness range from approximately in lower valleys to at the summit of Sacajawea Peak with 30 other summits exceeding .〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Eagle Cap Wilderness )〕 The wilderness is home to Legore Lake, the highest lake above sea level in Oregon at ,〔http://www.fishingworks.com/lakes/oregon/wallowa/chief-joseph-mountain/legore-lake/〕 as well as almost 60 alpine lakes (9 of which are above 8,000 feet),〔http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/w-w/recreation/wilderness/elevations-ecw.shtml〕 and more than of streams.〔
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