Cinnamon Butte

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Cinnamon Butte
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Highest point
Elevation 6,427 ft (1,959 m) NAVD 88 [1]
Coordinates 43°14′28″N122°06′35″W / 43.241020617°N 122.109860008°W / 43.241020617; -122.109860008 [1]
Geography
Cinnamon Butte
Location Douglas County, Oregon, U.S.
Parent range Cascades
Topo map USGS Mount Thielsen
Geology
Formed by Subduction zone volcanism
Rock age Holocene? [2]
Mountain type(s) Cinder cone, lava dome, volcanic field
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]

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Notable Vents

Name [2] Elevation Coordinates
Cinnamon Butte6,427 ft (1,959 m) 43°14′27″N122°06′35″W / 43.24083°N 122.10972°W / 43.24083; -122.10972 [1]
Kelsay Point4,918 ft (1,499 m) 43°18′01″N122°06′27″W / 43.3004038°N 122.1075315°W / 43.3004038; -122.1075315 (Kelsay Point) [4]
Mule Peak6,840 ft (2,080 m) 43°17′37″N122°00′33″W / 43.2937389°N 122.0091944°W / 43.2937389; -122.0091944 (Mule Mountain) [5]
Red Cinder Butte6,545 ft (1,995 m) 43°16′20″N122°03′38″W / 43.2723494°N 122.0605848°W / 43.2723494; -122.0605848 (Red Cinder Butte) [6]
Thirsty Point5,942 ft (1,811 m) 43°16′28″N122°05′35″W / 43.2745710°N 122.0930861°W / 43.2745710; -122.0930861 (Thirsty Point) [7]
Tenas Peak6,532 ft (1,991 m) 43°19′27″N122°02′09″W / 43.3242935°N 122.0358624°W / 43.3242935; -122.0358624 (Tenas Peak) [8]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Cinnamon". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce . Retrieved March 31, 2008.
  2. 1 2 3 "Cinnamon Butte". Global Volcanism Program . Smithsonian Institution . Retrieved August 19, 2008.
  3. ↑ Wood, Charles A.; Jűrgen Kienle (1993). Volcanoes of North America. Cambridge University Press. p. 190. ISBN   0-521-43811-X.
  4. ↑ "Kelsay Point". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved March 31, 2008.
  5. ↑ "Mule Peak". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved March 31, 2008.
  6. ↑ "Red Cinder Butte". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved March 31, 2008.
  7. ↑ "Thirsty Point". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved March 31, 2008.
  8. ↑ "Tenas Peak". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved March 31, 2008.


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