List of hillside letters in Oregon

Main article: List of hillside letters

This is a list of hillside letters (also known as mountain monograms) in the U.S. state of Oregon. ^{[1] [2] [3]} There are at least 39 hillside letters, acronyms, and messages in the state, possibly more; primarily in small towns in the arid eastern half of the state.

Monogram	Town	Description	Location
A	Adrian		43°44′13″N117°05′36″W / 43.737°N 117.0934°W / 43.737; -117.0934 (Adrian)
A	Arlington		45°43′18″N120°11′56″W / 45.7216°N 120.1988°W / 45.7216; -120.1988 (Arlington)
B	Baker		44°46′44″N117°53′23″W / 44.779°N 117.8896°W / 44.779; -117.8896 (Baker)
B	Barview		45°34′19″N123°56′23″W / 45.572°N 123.9397°W / 45.572; -123.9397 (Barview)
B	Bonanza	Bonanza Jr./Sr. High School	42°11′06″N121°24′20″W / 42.1851005°N 121.4056637°W / 42.1851005; -121.4056637 (Bonanza)
BR	Unity	Burnt River School	44°27′24″N118°12′24″W / 44.4567°N 118.2068°W / 44.4567; -118.2068 (Burnt River School)
CHS (uncertain existence)	Condon	Condon High School	45°14′15″N120°11′05″W / 45.2374°N 120.1846°W / 45.2374; -120.1846 (Condon High School) (uncertain location)
C	Crane		43°25′20″N118°34′30″W / 43.4222°N 118.5749°W / 43.4222; -118.5749 (Crane)
C	Culver		44°29′00″N121°13′24″W / 44.4833°N 121.2234°W / 44.4833; -121.2234 (Culver)
CC	Prineville	Crook County High School	44°17′34″N120°50′00″W / 44.2928°N 120.8332°W / 44.2928; -120.8332 (Crook County High School)
D (uncertain existence)	The Dalles	The Dalles High School	45°35′45″N121°11′16″W / 45.5957°N 121.1879°W / 45.5957; -121.1879 (Dalles High School) (uncertain location)
D	Dayville		44°28′33″N119°30′38″W / 44.4758°N 119.5105°W / 44.4758; -119.5105 (Dayville)
D	Dufur		45°27′29″N121°08′19″W / 45.458°N 121.1387°W / 45.458; -121.1387 (Dufur)
E	Elgin		45°34′07″N117°54′21″W / 45.5686°N 117.9057°W / 45.5686; -117.9057 (Elgin)
E	Eugene	Eugene High School (Now South Eugene High School)	44°03′28″N123°05′41″W / 44.0578°N 123.09478°W / 44.0578; -123.09478 (Eugene)
G	Garibaldi		45°33′44″N123°55′12″W / 45.5623°N 123.9201°W / 45.5623; -123.9201 (Garibaldi)
H	Harper		43°50′59″N117°35′51″W / 43.8496°N 117.5974°W / 43.8496; -117.5974 (Harper)
H	Klamath Falls	Henley High School	42°12′36″N121°41′49″W / 42.21°N 121.697°W / 42.21; -121.697 (Henley High School)
HL	Hot Lake		45°14′33″N117°57′35″W / 45.2426°N 117.9597°W / 45.2426; -117.9597 (Hot Lake)
H	Huntington		44°21′40″N117°15′47″W / 44.361°N 117.2631°W / 44.361; -117.2631 (Huntington)
I	Imnaha		45°33′36″N116°50′16″W / 45.5601°N 116.8377°W / 45.5601; -116.8377 (Imnaha) (uncertain location)
I	Ione		45°29′50″N119°49′38″W / 45.4973°N 119.8273°W / 45.4973; -119.8273 (Ione)
JV	Jordan Valley		42°58′44″N117°03′28″W / 42.9788°N 117.0577°W / 42.9788; -117.0577 (Jordan Valley)
K	Klamath Falls	Klamath Union High School	42°14′20″N121°46′10″W / 42.239°N 121.7695°W / 42.239; -121.7695 (Klamath Falls)
L (no longer exists)	La Grande		45°19′14″N118°06′40″W / 45.3206°N 118.111°W / 45.3206; -118.111 (La Grande)
L	Lakeview		42°12′03″N120°20′07″W / 42.2008°N 120.3353°W / 42.2008; -120.3353 (Lakeview)
LR	Merrill	Lost River Jr./Sr. High School	42°01′33″N121°31′17″W / 42.025805°N 121.5213427°W / 42.025805; -121.5213427 (Lost River)
M	Madras		44°37′57″N121°08′18″W / 44.6325°N 121.1383°W / 44.6325; -121.1383 (Madras)
M	Mapleton		44°02′15″N123°51′09″W / 44.0374°N 123.8525°W / 44.0374; -123.8525 (Mapleton)
M	Klamath Falls	Mazama High School	42°13′32″N121°42′17″W / 42.2256°N 121.7046°W / 42.2256; -121.7046 (Mazama High School)
M (uncertain existence)	Milton-Freewater		45°56′23″N118°23′44″W / 45.9398°N 118.3956°W / 45.9398; -118.3956 (Milton-Freewater) (uncertain location)
M	Mitchell		44°34′07″N120°09′10″W / 44.5686°N 120.1528°W / 44.5686; -120.1528 (Mitchell)
M	Monument		44°49′26″N119°25′05″W / 44.8240°N 119.4181°W / 44.8240; -119.4181 (Monument)
MV	Mount Vernon		44°25′28″N119°07′06″W / 44.4244°N 119.1184°W / 44.4244; -119.1184 (Mount Vernon)
O	Oakridge		43°45′02″N122°28′01″W / 43.7506°N 122.4670°W / 43.7506; -122.4670 (Oakridge)
OT	Klamath Falls	Oregon Institute of Technology	42°15′49″N121°47′00″W / 42.2636°N 121.7832°W / 42.2636; -121.7832 (Oregon Institute of Technology)
P	Paisley		42°41′32″N120°34′24″W / 42.6922°N 120.5733°W / 42.6922; -120.5733 (Paisley)
P	Prairie City		44°27′56″N118°42′26″W / 44.4656°N 118.7071°W / 44.4656; -118.7071 (Prairie City)
RR	Rogue River		42°27′06″N123°09′26″W / 42.4518°N 123.1571°W / 42.4518; -123.1571 (Rogue River)
SWC	Maupin	South Wasco County High School	45°10′53″N121°04′32″W / 45.1815°N 121.0755°W / 45.1815; -121.0755 (South Wasco County High School)
O	Eugene	University of Oregon	44°03′28″N123°05′34″W / 44.0577°N 123.0927°W / 44.0577; -123.0927 (University of Oregon)
V	Vale		43°58′45″N117°13′36″W / 43.9793°N 117.2266°W / 43.9793; -117.2266 (Vale)
W (uncertain existence)	The Dalles	Wahtonka High School	45°37′30″N121°13′27″W / 45.6249°N 121.2243°W / 45.6249; -121.2243 (Wahtonka High School) (uncertain location)
W	Wallowa		45°34′39″N117°31′20″W / 45.5775°N 117.5221°W / 45.5775; -117.5221 (Wallowa)
WARM SPRINGS	Warm Springs		44°46′07″N121°16′07″W / 44.7685°N 121.2686°W / 44.7685; -121.2686 (Warm Springs)

Sources

1. Corning, Evelyn (2007). Hillside Letters A to Z : A Guide to Hometown Landmarks. Missoula, Mont.: Mountain Press Publishing Company.
2. Rocha, Guy (June 2004), "Hillside Letters: In Plain Sight But Not Intended for Planes", Sierra Sage, archived from the original on July 22, 2011, retrieved August 9, 2011
3. Parsons, James J. (1988). "Hillside Letters in the Western United States". Landscape. 30 (1). Santa Fe, N.M.: 15–23. Retrieved August 9, 2011.