Cappy Mountain

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Cappy Mountain
Cappy Mountain
Highest point
Elevation 7,372 ft (2,247 m) [1]
Coordinates 43°18′36″N121°58′44″W / 43.31000°N 121.97889°W / 43.31000; -121.97889
Geology
Mountain type Stratovolcano [2]
Last eruption Pleistocene [2]

Cappy Mountain, located in Klamath County in the U.S. state of Oregon, [1] is a stratovolcano in the Cascade Range. [2] It last erupted in the Pleistocene. [2]

Geography

Cappy Mountain lies on the northern border of the Mount Thielsen Wilderness. It is surrounded by other Cascade volcanoes, such as the Cinnamon Butte volcanic field to the southwest, Howlock Mountain and Mount Thielsen to the south, and Cowhorn Mountain and Sawtooth Mountain to the north and northwest respectively.

References

  1. 1 2 "Cappy Mountain". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Cappy Mountain". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
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