Bald Peak, Mountain summit in Chehalem Mountains, Oregon, United States.
Bald Peak is the highest point of the Chehalem Mountains, a single uplifted land mass in Yamhill County near the Washington County line. Its summit reaches 1,624 feet, the highest point in the Willamette Valley. The 26-acre Bald Peak State Scenic Viewpoint occupies the top.
The summit was established as a state scenic viewpoint in 1931 through land purchased from private owners and was once considered as a memorial site for Oregon pioneer women in 1939.
The name Bald Peak describes the open, treeless summit that made the site a lookout long before it became a park. The 26-acre Bald Peak State Scenic Viewpoint is a day-use area where visitors picnic and scan the Willamette Valley below. In September 2020 the Chehalem Mountain-Bald Peak fire burned about 875 acres on and around the peak, started by a campfire on private property.
Visitors can access the 26-acre state park year-round for day use, with parking facilities available but no drinking water on-site, requiring preparation for hiking activities.
The summit was significantly impacted by a wildfire in September 2020 that burned 875 acres, caused by a campfire on private property near the mountain.
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