Rocky Butte

Rocky Butte

Infobox Mountain
Name = Rocky Butte
Photo = rocky_butte_from_I-205_2003.jpg
Caption = Rocky Butte from I-205
Elevation = convert|612|ft|m|lk=on [ cite web
url = http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/ds_mark.prl?PidBox=RD2899
title = NGS Data Sheet for ROCKY BUTTE RESET
publisher = U.S. National Geodetic Survey
accessdate = 2008-04-02 ]
Location = Multnomah County, Oregon, USA
Range = Boring Lava Field
Prominence =
Coordinates = coord|45.5465077|-122.5653714|format=dms|region:US_type:mountain [GNIS|1126230accessdate|2008-04-02]
Topographic
USGS Mount Tabor
First ascent =
Easiest route =

Rocky Butte is an extinct volcanic cinder cone in Portland, Oregon, United States. It is one of three, along with Powell Butte, and Mount Tabor, inside the city that are each home to a city park, Rocky Butte playing host to Joseph Wood Hill Park. It is also part of the Boring Lava Field, a group of over 30 cinder cones in Oregon and Washington. The slopes of Rocky Butte are also home to the Rocky Butte Natural Area. In addition, it used to be home to a jail and now lies next to Interstate 205.

Formerly known as Wiberg Butte, a large quantity of rock was removed from the quarry on the east face of Rocky Butte in the 1940s for use in a new Multnomah County jail. After the jail was demolished in the 1980s, much of the stone was reused along the Historic Columbia River Highway. In the early 1900s, the Union Pacific Railroad had a spur into the east side of the Butte at a station named Quarry. [cite book
last = McArthur
first = Lewis A.
authorlink =
coauthors = Lewis L. McArthur
title = Oregon Geographic Names
origyear = 1928
edition = Seventh Edition
year = 2003
publisher = Oregon Historical Society Press
location = Portland, Oregon
id = ISBN 0-87595-277-1 (trade paperback), ISBN 0-87595-278-X (hardcover) ]

Climbing

Rocky Butte is a popular location for rock climbers in the Portland area. It hosts approximately 150 routes which vary in difficulty and type. The majority of routes will be top-roped, though there are some options for Traditional climbing and Lead Climbing. The most popular climbs are on the section known as Video Bluff.

References

External links

* cite web
url = http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/Oregon/BoringLavaField/VisitVolcano/rocky_butte.html
title = Rocky Butte, Portland, Oregon
publisher = USGS Cascades Volcanic Observatory
accessdate = 2008-04-01
* cite web
url = http://www.portlandonline.com/parks/finder/index.cfm?action=ViewPark&PropertyID=1291
title = Joseph Wood Hill Park
publisher = Portland Parks & Recreation
accessdate = 2008-04-01
* cite web
url = http://www.portlandonline.com/parks/finder/index.cfm?action=ViewPark&PropertyID=568
title = Rocky Butte Natural Area
publisher = Portland Parks & Recreation
accessdate = 2008-04-01


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