- Pilot Butte (Oregon)
Infobox Mountain
Name = Pilot Butte
Photo = PilotButteBend.jpg
Caption =
Elevation = convert|4142|ft|m [ cite web
url = http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/ds_mark.prl?PidBox=QD1681
title = NGS Data Sheet for PILOT BUTTE
publisher =U.S. National Geodetic Survey
accessdate = 2008-04-02 ]
Location = Deschutes County,Oregon , USA
Range = Cascades
Prominence = convert|480|ft|m| [ cite web
url = http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=3236
title = Pilot Butte, Oregon
publisher = Peakbagger.com
accessdate = 2008-04-02 ]
Coordinates = coord|44.0606731|-121.2833644|format=dms|region:US_type:mountain [GNIS|1147672accessdate|2008-04-02]
Topographic
USGS Bend
Type = Cinder cone
Volcanic_Arc/Belt =Cascade Volcanic Arc
First ascent =
Easiest route = RoadPilot Butte is an
extinct volcano located inBend, Oregon . It is acinder cone which rises nearly convert|500|ft|m above the surrounding plains. Bend is one of the very few cities in theUnited States with volcanoes located within their boundaries. Others includePortland, Oregon , which lies within theBoring Lava Field , andHonolulu, Hawaii , which includes several volcanoes such as Diamond Head within its city limits.The convert|100|acre|ha Pilot Butte State Scenic Viewpoint, acquired by the city in 1927, nearly covers the butte. Pilot Butte itself is a popular hiking destination and requires an ascent of about convert|500|ft|m to reach the summit. A scenic road also winds up and around the cone and saw 900,000 vehicle visits in 2004 and 2005 according to the
Oregon Parks and Recreation Department .Fact|date=March 2007 From the top, the entire city of Bend is visible, as well as several major Cascade peaks, most prominently the Three Sisters,Broken Top , andMount Bachelor located about Convert|20|mi|km|0 to the west. Pilot Butte is also the location from where the Bend 4th of July fireworks are launched.Fact|date=September 2007References
External links
* cite web
url = http://www.oregonstateparks.org/park_42.php
title = Pilot Butte State Scenic Viewpoint
publisher = Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
accessdate = 2008-04-01 ]
* cite web
url = http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/PilotButte
title = Pilot Butte, Oregon
publisher = USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory
accessdate = 2008-04-01 ]
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