Three Fingered Jack
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| Three Fingered Jack | |
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 Aerial view of Three Fingered Jack |
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| Elevation | 7,841 feet (2,390 metres) |
| Location | Oregon, USA |
| Range | Cascade Volcanic Arc, Cascade Range |
| Prominence | 2481 ft/756 m |
| Coordinates | |
| Topo map | USGS Three Fingered Jack 44121-D7 |
| Type | Shield volcano |
| Age of rock | > 200,000 years |
Three Fingered Jack, named for its distinctive shape, is a Pleistocene volcano in the Cascade Range of Oregon. It is a 7,841 foot (2,390 meter) high shield volcano, which is deeply glaciated and consists mainly of basaltic andesite lava.
[edit] References
- Harris, Stephen L. (2005). Fire Mountains of the West, 3rd edition, Missoula, Montana: Mountain Press Publishing Company. ISBN 0-87842-511-X.
[edit] External links
- Maps and aerial photos
- WikiSatellite view at WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image from TerraServer-USA
- Surrounding area map from Google Maps
- Location in the United States from the Census Bureau
| High Cascades | Mt Hood | Olallie Butte | Mt Jefferson | Three Fingered Jack | Hogg Rock | Hoodoo Butte | Hayrick Butte | Black Butte | Mt Washington | Belknap Crater | Black Crater | Three Sisters | Broken Top | Tumalo Mtn | Mt Bachelor | Maiden Peak | Diamond Peak | Howlock Mtn | Mt Thielsen | Mt Bailey | Mt Mazama / Crater Lake | Mt Scott | Union Peak | Pelican Butte | Mt McLoughlin | Aspen Butte | |||||
| Western Cascades | Boring Lava Field (Mt Sylvania | Mt Tabor | Rocky Butte | Powell Butte | Larch Mtn) | |||||
| Eastern Cascades | Pilot Butte | Lava Butte | Newberry Volcano | Yamsay Mtn | |||||
| Basin and Range | Big Hole | Hole-in-the-Ground | Fort Rock | Columbia Plateau | Columbia River Basalt Group | |||
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