Low Pass is an unincorporated

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 community in Lane County

Lane County, Oregon

-National protected areas:*Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge *Siuslaw National Forest *Umpqua National Forest *Willamette National Forest -Government:...

, Oregon

Oregon

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, United States

United States

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, on the Long Tom River

Long Tom River

The Long Tom River is a tributary of the Willamette River in western Oregon in the United States. It drains an area at the south end of the Willamette Valley between Eugene and Corvallis....

, five miles east of Blachly

Blachly, Oregon

Blachly is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States on Oregon Route 36 in the Coast Range. Blachly is three miles from Triangle Lake.-History:...

 and eleven miles west of Cheshire

Cheshire, Oregon

Cheshire is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located near the Long Tom River and is southwest of Junction City on Oregon Route 36.-History:...

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The settlement is centered on a small pullout on Oregon Route 36 with a gas station/convenience store and a diner that serves as an unofficial community center for rural residents.

The settlement is named for its location on a slight rise approaching the foothills

Foothills

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 of the Coast Range

Central Oregon Coast Range

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 mountains, in contrast to the nearby mountain pass

Mountain pass

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 High Pass

High Pass (Oregon)

High Pass is a mountain pass in the foothills of the Coast Range mountains in Lane County, Oregon, United States. High Pass Road connects the unincorporated community of Horton, on the west side of the pass, with Cheshire, Monroe, Junction City, and the other low-lying farm towns to the east....

. Much of the land west of Low Pass consists of old-growth forest owned by the Bureau of Land Management

Bureau of Land Management

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The community has also been known as "Long Tom Station" after the nearby river; the name Low Pass was made official by a United States Board on Geographic Names

United States Board on Geographic Names

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decision of 1985.