Mount Bailey (Oregon)
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| Mount Bailey | |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 8,375 feet (2,553 m)[1] |
| Location | Douglas County, Oregon, USA |
| Range | Cascade Range |
| Prominence | 2,968 feet (905 m)[2] |
| Coordinates | [3] |
| Topo map | USGS Diamond Lake |
| Type | Shield volcano, tephra cone |
| Volcanic arc/belt | Cascade Volcanic Arc |
| Last eruption | less than 100,000 years ago[4] |
| First ascent | prehistoric Native Americans |
| Easiest route | hike |
Mount Bailey is a relatively young tephra cone and shield volcano in the Cascade Range located opposite Mount Thielsen from Diamond Lake in southern Oregon, United States. Bailey consists of a 2,000 feet (610 m) high main cone on top of an old basaltic andesite shield volcano. With a volume of 8-9 km3, Mount Bailey is slightly smaller than its neighbor Diamond Peak.[5]
Mount Bailey has become well known in the Pacific Northwest region as a haven for "snowcat skiing" in the winter months. Instead of a conventional chairlift, snowcats—treaded, tractor-like vehicles that can ascend Bailey's steep, snow-covered slopes—carry skiers to the higher reaches of the mountain. In the summer months, a 5-mile (8.0 km) hiking trail gives foot access to Bailey's summit.[6]
Native Americans are credited with the first ascents of Bailey. It was considered a sacred place to them and a source of medicine (healing) where spiritual leaders would hold feasts and prayer vigils on the summit.[7]
[edit] Name origin
The origin of the mountain's name is a matter of dispute. Old maps show its name as either "Old Baldy" or "Old Bailey", with "Bailey" possibly being a drafting error, while the summit's bald, burnt-over appearance might indicate the origin of the designation "Baldy".[7] No record of a person named Bailey who was connected with the peak has been found.[7]
The Klamath name for the mountain was Youxlokes, which means "Medicine Mountain".[7]
In 1992 the Oregon Geographic Names Board voted to name the mountain in honor of naturalists Vernon and Florence Bailey.[7]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ NGS Data Sheet for Mount Bailey. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved on 2008-03-31.
- ^ Mount Bachelor. Peakbagger.com. Retrieved on 2008-03-31.
- ^ USGS GNIS: Mount Bailey (Oregon)
- ^ Deschutes & Ochoco National Forests - Mt. Bailey Volcano. USDA Forest Service (2003-11-26). Retrieved on 2008-03-26.
- ^ Wood, Charles A.; Jűrgen Kienle (1993). Volcanoes of North America. Cambridge University Press, pp. 191. ISBN 0-512-43811-X.
- ^ Umpqua National Forest: #1451 Mt. Bailey Trailhead. USDA Forest Service. Retrieved on 2008-03-26.
- ^ a b c d e McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur [1928] (2003). Oregon Geographic Names, Seventh Edition, Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press, 664. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
