Cinnamon Butte

Cinnamon Butte
Highest point
Elevation 6,427 ft (1,959 m)  NAVD 88[1]
Coordinates 43°14′28″N 122°06′35″E / 43.241020617°N 122.109860008°E / 43.241020617; 122.109860008Coordinates: 43°14′28″N 122°06′35″E / 43.241020617°N 122.109860008°E / 43.241020617; 122.109860008 [1]
Geography
Location Douglas County, Oregon, U.S.
Parent range Cascades
Topo map USGS Mount Thielsen
Geology
Age of rock Holocene?[2]
Mountain type Cinder cone
Volcanic arc 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]

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 / 43.24083; -122.10972[1]
Kelsay Point 4,918 ft (1,499 m) 43°18′01″N 122°06′27″W / 43.3004038°N 122.1075315°W / 43.3004038; -122.1075315 (Kelsay Point)[5]
Mule Peak 6,840 ft (2,080 m) 43°17′37″N 122°00′33″W / 43.2937389°N 122.0091944°W / 43.2937389; -122.0091944 (Mule Mountain)[6]
Red Cinder Butte 6,545 ft (1,995 m) 43°16′20″N 122°03′38″W / 43.2723494°N 122.0605848°W / 43.2723494; -122.0605848 (Red Cinder Butte)[7]
Thirsty Point 5,942 ft (1,811 m) 43°16′28″N 122°05′35″W / 43.2745710°N 122.0930861°W / 43.2745710; -122.0930861 (Thirsty Point)[8]
Tenas Peak 6,532 ft (1,991 m) 43°19′27″N 122°02′09″W / 43.3242935°N 122.0358624°W / 43.3242935; -122.0358624 (Tenas Peak)[9]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Cinnamon". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
  2. 1 2 "Cinnamon Butte". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2008-08-19.
  3. ↑ Wood, Charles A.; Jűrgen Kienle (1993). Volcanoes of North America. Cambridge University Press. p. 190. ISBN 0-521-43811-X.
  4. ↑ "Cinnamon Butte - Synonyms and Subfeatures". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
  5. ↑ "Kelsay Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
  6. ↑ "Mule Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
  7. ↑ "Red Cinder Butte". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
  8. ↑ "Thirsty Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
  9. ↑ "Tenas Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-03-31.

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