Black Butte (Oregon)
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| Black Butte | |
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| Elevation | 6,436 feet (1,962 m)[1] |
| Location | Jefferson County, Oregon, USA |
| Range | Cascade Range |
| Prominence | 3,076 feet (938 m)[2] |
| Coordinates | [3] |
| Topo map | USGS Black Butte |
| Type | Stratovolcano |
| Volcanic arc/belt | Cascade Volcanic Arc |
| Age of rock | Pleistocene |
| Last eruption | about 1.430,000 years ago[4] |
| Easiest route | hike |
Black Butte is a cinder cone located in Deschutes National Forest, northwest of the town of Sisters, Oregon. An extinct volcano, it is composed of basaltic andesite. The cone rises 3,076 feet (938 m) over the surrounding plateau. Black Butte is a striking feature just north of US Highway 20, which descends from the east flank of the Cascades. It is nearly symmetrical[5] , with no marks of glaciation. Even though it is older than the High Cascades mountains visible to the west, which are heavily scoured by ice-age glacier activity, Black Butte receives less snow at its lower elevation and location somewhat east of the main trend of the High Cascades. The headwaters of the Metolius River flow from Metolius Springs near the northern base of Black Butte.[5] The springs flows at a rate of about 500,000 gallons per minute.[6]
In the local indigenous tongue, the mountain is called Turututu, but records show settlers calling it Black Butte as early as 1855[5].
Forset Service road 1110 climbs halfway up the mountain and a hiking trail continues to the summit.[7][8]
The Deschutes Brewery, a well known Microbrewery in nearby Bend, makes a beer named Black Butte Porter.[9]
[edit] References
- ^ NGS Data Sheet for Black Butte. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved on 2008-03-31.
- ^ Black Butte. Peakbagger.com. Retrieved on 2008-03-31.
- ^ USGS GNIS: Black Butte. Retrieved on 2008-03-31.
- ^ Geologic Map of the Bend 30×60-Minute Quadrangle, Central Oregon. USGS. Retrieved on 2008-03-31.
- ^ a b c McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur [1928] (1984). Oregon Geographic Names, 6th Edition, Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press, 74. ISBN 0-87595-237-2.
- ^ Peterson, N.V.; R.A. Groh (March 1972). "Geology and Oregin of the Metolius Springs". The Orr Bin Vol. 34 (no. 3). Portland, Oregon: State of Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries.
- ^ Black Butte Trail. USDA Forest Service. Retrieved on 2008-03-31.
- ^ Google map of road and trail. Google.com. Retrieved on 2008-03-31.
- ^ Black Butte Porter. Deschutes Brewery. Retrieved on 2008-03-31.
