Gray Butte

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Gray Butte
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Gray Butte
Highest point
Elevation 5,108
Coordinates 44°25′00″N121°06′04″W / 44.416798°N 121.101151°W / 44.416798; -121.101151
Geography
Location Jefferson, Oregon, U.S.
Topo map USGS Gray Butte [1]

Gray Butte is a volcanic butte in the southeast corner of Jefferson County, Oregon, United States. It is composed of welded tuff and is a part of the Crooked River caldera. [2] A recreation trail for hiking, horseback riding, and mountain biking leads up the side of the butte. [3] The butte is located near the popular tourist site of Smith Rock. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Gray Butte Quadrangle" (PDF). Prd-Tnm.s3.amazonaws.com. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Field trip guide to the Neogene stratigraphy of the Lower Crooked Basin and the ancestral Crooked River, Crook County, Oregon" (PDF). OregonGeology.org. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Gray Butte Trail (#852)". FS.USDA.GOV. Archived from the original on December 29, 2017. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Preliminary Geologic Map of the Eagle Rock 7.5' Quadrangle, Crook County, Oregon" (PDF). OregonGeology.org. Retrieved January 2, 2018.


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