But unlike those other well-skied ranges, these Swiss-like summits that soar to nearly 10,000 feet are new to even many Oregonians.
Thielsen is part of a series of extinct volcanoes in Oregon termed the Matterhorns for their steep, spire-like summits; Thielsen is the highest at 9182 feet.
Record producer-engineer Glyn Johns, who worked with both the Beatles and the Stones in the late-'60s, wrote in his 2014 memoir "Sound Man" that Dylan once approached him in the late-'60s to explore whether England's two biggest rock bands would be interested in recording with him, a rock Valhalla-like summit meeting that never came to fruition.
His work at Mount Katmai and other volcanoes in the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes paved the way for his career, and his "agility, nerve, patience, and determination around the jet-like summit fumaroles in the crater of Mt. Mageik" impressed his colleagues.
Prime ministers and presidents generally don't like global summits.
From the moon-like red summit textured in black scoria and dust, where almost nothing could grow, I passed through a sea of clouds to the laurisilva forest, dripping in lichen and ferns and with tangled tree limbs clambering for light.
Rather than operating in silos, it is time to join forces at a U.N-like "security summit" that can focus on strengthening security in six critical areas: public venues, transportation, cultural and educational institutions, workplaces, border control and data and technology.
Updated at 9.10am BST 8.35am BST Greek general strikes, rather like EU summits, seem to come around with surprising frequency.
UN summits like the Rio+20 are a potential political minefield for American presidents in an election year.
