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Powell Butte hosts the Powell Butte Nature Park, which encompasses an area of about 612 acres (2.48 km 2). [13] The nature park was established by Portland city government in 1987 and opened to the public in 1990 and is maintained by Portland Parks & Recreation ; it currently includes a natural area, trails for biking, horseback riding , and ...
Powell Butte is an unincorporated community in Crook County, Oregon, United States, [2] and named after the nearby Powell Buttes. [3] It is on Oregon Route 126 west of Prineville and east of Redmond. [4] Powell Butte post office was established in 1909. [3]
The Powell Buttes are mountains with several summits located in Crook County, Oregon, United States. The highest summit is over 5,200 feet (1,600 m). The highest summit is over 5,200 feet (1,600 m). The mountains are geologically related to the Ochoco Mountains and are named after members of Joseph Powell's family.
Kelly Butte Natural Area is a city park of about 23 acres (9.3 ha) in southeast Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon, just east of Interstate 205. The park is named after pioneer Clinton Kelly, who settled the area east of the Willamette River in 1848. [ 2 ]
The National Register recognizes places of national, state, or local historic significance across the United States. [1] Out of over 90,000 National Register sites nationwide, [ 2 ] Oregon is home to over 2,000, [ 3 ] and 47 of those are found partially or wholly in Deschutes County.
The Rocky Butte plug, which reaches a height of 330 feet (100 m) above its surroundings, was dated to 125,000 ± 40,000 years old by R. Evarts and B. Fleck from the United States Geological Survey (USGS). Mount Tabor is also prominent in the area, dated by the USGS to 203,000 ± 5,000 years old, as are Kelly Butte, Powell Butte, and Mount Scott.
Map of Crook County. The county is located in the geographic center of Oregon. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,987 square miles (7,740 km 2), of which 2,979 square miles (7,720 km 2) is land and 8.2 square miles (21 km 2) (0.3%) is water. [6] The largest body of water in Crook County is the Prineville ...
The National Register recognizes places of national, state, or local historic significance across the United States. [1] Out of over 90,000 National Register sites nationwide, [ 2 ] Oregon is home to over 2,000, [ 3 ] and 9 of those are found partially or wholly in Grant County.