- Cinnamon Butte
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Cinnamon Butte Elevation 6,427 ft (1,959 m) NAVD 88[1] Location Location Douglas County, Oregon, USA Range Cascades Coordinates 43°14′27.67″N 122°06′35.50″W / 43.2410194°N 122.109861°WCoordinates: 43°14′27.67″N 122°06′35.50″W / 43.2410194°N 122.109861°W [1] Topo map USGS Geology Type Cinder cone Age of rock Holocene? [2] Volcanic arc/belt Cascade Volcanic Arc Last eruption More than 6845 years ago [2] Cinnamon Butte is a group of cinder cone volcanoes and lava domes in the Cascade Range of Oregon. All of the vents are older than approximately 6,845 years as they are all covered in ash from the eruption of Mount Mazama.[3]
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Notable Vents
Name[4] Elevation Coordinates Cinnamon Butte 6,427 ft (1,959 m) 43°14′27″N 122°06′35″W / 43.24083°N 122.10972°W [1] Kelsay Point 4,918 ft (1,499 m) 43°18′01″N 122°06′27″W / 43.3004038°N 122.1075315°W [5] Mule Peak 6,840 ft (2,080 m) 43°17′37″N 122°00′33″W / 43.2937389°N 122.0091944°W [6] Red Cinder Butte 6,545 ft (1,995 m) 43°16′20″N 122°03′38″W / 43.2723494°N 122.0605848°W [7] Thirsty Point 5,942 ft (1,811 m) 43°16′28″N 122°05′35″W / 43.2745710°N 122.0930861°W [8] Tenas Peak 6,532 ft (1,991 m) 43°19′27″N 122°02′09″W / 43.3242935°N 122.0358624°W [9] See also
References
- ^ a b c "Cinnamon". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/ds_mark.prl?PidBox=PC0812. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
- ^ a b "Cinnamon Butte". Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=1202-15-. Retrieved 2008-08-19.
- ^ Wood, Charles A.; Jűrgen Kienle (1993). Volcanoes of North America. Cambridge University Press. pp. 190. ISBN 0-512-43811-X.
- ^ "Cinnamon Butte - Synonyms and Subfeatures". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=1202-15-&volpage=synsub. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
- ^ "Kelsay Point". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1144538. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
- ^ "Mule Peak". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1146642. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
- ^ "Red Cinder Butte". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1148282. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
- ^ "Thirsty Point". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1151067. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
- ^ "Tenas Peak". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1150968. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
External links
- "Cinnamon Butte". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1139736. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
Categories:- Cinder cones of the United States
- Lava domes
- Subduction volcanoes
- Cascade Volcanoes
- Volcanoes of Oregon
- Mountains of Oregon
- Cascade Range
- Landforms of Douglas County, Oregon
- Oregon geography stubs
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