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Lava Butte is a cinder cone in central Oregon, United States, just west of U.S. Route 97 between the towns of Bend, and Sunriver in Deschutes County.It is part of a system of small cinder cones on the northwest flank of Newberry Volcano, a massive shield volcano which rises to the southeast.
Powell Butte is a cinder cone butte [4] and is part of the Plio-Pleistocene Boring Lava Field, [4] a group of volcanic cones that got their name from the low, forested Boring Hills formation. [5] Located in the Portland Basin, the Boring Lava Field consists of monogenetic volcanic cones that appear as hills throughout the area, reaching heights ...
Lava Butte, a cinder cone in Newberry National Volcanic Monument, Oregon. A list of cinder cones is shown below. This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items .
Pilot Butte itself is a popular hiking destination with two trails to the summit, each gaining about 490 ft (150 m) in elevation. There is also a 1.8-mile (2.9 km) trail around the base of the butte. A scenic road also winds up and around the cone. In 2018, the park was the most visited Oregon state park east of the Cascade Mountains.
The Mount Washington Wilderness includes a number of cinder cones, typically with elevations between 150 and 300 feet (46 and 91 m). Composed of gray to red cinder, they also have scoria and welded spatter. [24] Major cinder cones in the wilderness include Belknap Crater, Twin Craters, Scott Mountain, and the Sand Mountain craters. [25]
Mount Scott is a volcanic cinder cone with its summit in Clackamas County, Oregon.The summit rises to an elevation of 1,091 feet (333 m). [1] It is part of the Boring Lava Field, [3] a zone of ancient volcanic activity in the area around Portland, and was named for Harvey W. Scott, a 19th and 20th century editor of The Oregonian newspaper.
Cinnamon Butte; Highest point; Elevation: 6,427 ft (1,959 m) NAVD 88 [1] Coordinates: 1]: Geography; Location: Douglas County, Oregon, U.S.: Parent range: Cascades: Topo map: USGS Mount Thielsen: Geology; Rock age: Holocene? [2]: Mountain type(s): Cinder cone, lava dome, volcanic field: Volcanic arc: Cascade Volcanic Arc: Last eruption: More than 6845 years ago [2]: Cinnamon Butte is a group ...
Mount Talbert is a volcanic cinder cone in Clackamas County, Oregon. It is part of the Boring Lava Field , [ 3 ] a zone of ancient volcanic activity in the area around Portland . Its summit rises to an elevation of 740+ ft (230+ m).