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High Wallowas

United States · Oregon · 1368m

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High Wallowas, mountain village in United States

About High Wallowas

Known as the Little Switzerland of America, this remote Oregon enclave offers a rugged, high-desert take on classical Alpine grandeur.

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High Wallowas

Weather and 10-day forecast for High Wallowas

DayMin / maxSkyPrecipitationSunshine
mer 30 set7 / 18 °Cclear skydry12 h sun
gio 1 ott9 / 21 °Cpartly cloudydry5 h sun
ven 2 ott11 / 22 °Covercastdry3 h sun
sab 3 ott10 / 22 °Cclear skydry12 h sun
dom 4 ott12 / 25 °Cclear skydry11 h sun
lun 5 ott12 / 25 °Cpartly cloudydry6 h sun
mar 6 ott8 / 20 °Cclear skydry12 h sun
mer 7 ott11 / 23 °Covercastdry1 h sun
gio 8 ott12 / 26 °Cclear skydry12 h sun
ven 9 ott13 / 27 °Cclear skydry12 h sun

Source: Open-Meteo, village altitude, updated 2026-09-30 17:22 UTC.

Things to do in High Wallowas

Hikes nearby — High Wallowas (20)

20+ curated hiking trails around High Wallowas, sourced from OpenStreetMap and enriched with distance, elevation gain and difficulty.

  • Chief Joseph Trail

    7.6 km · +59 m

  • East Fork Wallowa Trail

    6.6 km · +677 m

  • Old Chief Joseph Trail

    3.3 km · +43 m

  • Chief Joseph Ascent

    3.2 km · +985 m

  • West Fork Wallowa Trail

    2.9 km · +133 m

  • High Wallowa-East Peak Trail

    2.3 km · +199 m

  • East Fork Wallowa Trail

    2.6 km · +146 m

  • Ice Lake Trail

    5.5 km · +558 m

  • Thorp Creek Trail

    5.4 km · +13 m

  • West Fork Wallowa Trail

    5.3 km · +162 m

  • McCully Creek Trail

    13 km · +855 m

  • Matterhorn-Sacajawea Trail

    4.5 km · +156 m

  • East Peak-Aneroid Mountain Trail

    2.3 km · +266 m

  • Hurricane Creek Trail

    7.4 km · +297 m

  • Matterhorn Trail

    2.2 km · +0 m

  • East Fork Wallowa Trail

    4.5 km · +332 m

  • Falls Creek Trail

    4.5 km · +33 m

  • Hurricane Creek Trail

    5.2 km · +334 m

  • Horseshoe Lake Trail

    2.1 km · +0 m

  • Lakes Basin Trail

    3.7 km · +0 m

See all 20 hikes near High Wallowas

Mountain biking near High Wallowas

  • Redmont Trail 10.5 km · 3 sections

All MTB trails near High Wallowas

Getting to High Wallowas

Door-to-door travel times as used by the MR. ALPS ranking.