Powell Butte
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This article is about the butte in Multnomah County, Oregon. For the community in Crook County, Oregon, see Powell Butte, Oregon.
| Powell Butte | |
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| Elevation | 614 ft (187 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Location | |
| Location | Multnomah County, Oregon, USA |
| Range | Cascades |
| Coordinates | 45°29′14.5″N 122°30′06.5″W / 45.487361°N 122.501806°WCoordinates: 45°29′14.5″N 122°30′06.5″W / 45.487361°N 122.501806°W[1] |
| Topo map | USGS Gladstone |
| Geology | |
| Type | Cinder cone |
| Volcanic arc/belt | Boring Lava Field |
Powell Butte is an extinct volcanic cinder cone butte in Portland, Oregon, United States. It is one of four such cones (the others being Rocky Butte, Kelly Butte and Mount Tabor) inside the city that are home to a city park and is part of the Boring Lava Field, an area of extinct volcanoes. Powell Butte hosts the Powell Butte Nature Park.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Powell Butte". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/ds_mark.prl?PidBox=RD2448. Retrieved 2008-04-02.
- ^ "Powell Butte Nature Park". Portland Parks & Recreation. http://www.portlandonline.com/parks/finder/index.cfm?action=ViewPark&PropertyID=528. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
[edit] External links
- "Powell Butte". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1136648. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
- "Powell Butte Cinder Cone, Portland, Oregon". USGS Cascades Volcanic Observatory. http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/Oregon/BoringLavaField/VisitVolcano/powell_butte.html. Retrieved 2008-04-01.
- "Friends of Powell Butte Nature Park". http://www.friendsofpowellbutte.org. Retrieved 2008-04-01.
- Aerial photo of Powell Butte from USGS
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