Battle Ax

For other uses, see Battleaxe (disambiguation).

Battle Ax
Battle Ax Location in Oregon
Highest point
Elevation	5,566 ft (1,697 m) NAVD 88 [1]
Prominence	1,018 ft (310 m) [2]
Coordinates	44°49′36″N122°08′23″W / 44.826610442°N 122.139590469°W / 44.826610442; -122.139590469 [1]
Geography
Location	Marion County, Oregon, U.S.
Parent range	Cascades
Topo map	USGS Battle Ax
Geology
Rock age	1 to 2 million years
Mountain type	Shield volcano
Volcanic arc	Cascade Volcanic Arc
Last eruption	1 million years ago
Climbing
Easiest route	Trail hike [3]

Battle Ax ^[4] is a shield volcano in the West Cascade Range of Oregon. The shield is mostly made of andesite. ^[5] The summit, which can be reached via the Battle Ax Mountain trail, ^[3] marks the boundary between the Mount Hood National Forest and the Willamette National Forest as well as the boundary between the Opal Creek Wilderness and the Bull of the Woods Wilderness. ^[2]

Battle Ax was supposedly named after the variety of chewing tobacco used by a local logger. ^{[6] [7]}

See also

• List of volcanoes in the United States
• Cascade Volcanoes

References

1. "Battle Ax". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce . Retrieved March 31, 2008.
2. "Battle Ax, Oregon". peakbagger.com. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
3. "Battle Ax Mountain Trail #3340". Willamette National Forest, USDA Forest Service . Retrieved March 26, 2008.
4. "Battle Ax". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved November 7, 2008.
5. "Battle Ax Mountain, Oregon". Volcano World. Oregon State University. Archived from the original on March 31, 2013. Retrieved November 12, 2008.
6. Reed, Ione (December 25, 1971). "What, Indeed, Is in a Name?". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 8. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
7. McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. pp. 57–58. ISBN   978-0875952772.

External links

• "Battle Ax". SummitPost.org. Retrieved May 7, 2011.