The Southern Oregon Coast Range is the southernmost section of the Oregon Coast Range, in the Pacific Coast Ranges, located in the southwest portion of the state of Oregon, United States roughly between the Umpqua River and the middle fork of the Coquille River, beyond which are the Klamath Mountains. To the east is the Umpqua Valley and to the west the Pacific Ocean. This approximately 55 mile long mountain range contains mountains as high as 3,547 feet for Bone Mountain. The mountains are known locally in the Roseburg area as the Callahan Mountains, or simply as The Callahan.
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