Pilot Butte (Oregon)
Pilot Butte | |
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Highest point | |
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Geography | |
Location | Deschutes County, Oregon, U.S. |
Parent range | Cascades |
Topo map | USGS Bend |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Cinder cone |
Volcanic arc | Cascade Volcanic Arc |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Road |
Pilot Butte is an extinct volcano located in Bend, Oregon. It is a cinder cone butte which rises nearly 500 feet (150 m) above the surrounding plains. Bend is one of four cities in the United States to have a volcano within its boundaries. Portland is the only other city in Oregon with a volcano within its city limits, with Mount Tabor. Jackson Volcano in Jackson, Mississippi and Diamond Head in Honolulu being the others.
The 114.22 acres (46.22 ha) Pilot Butte State Scenic Viewpoint, presented as a gift to the State of Oregon in 1928,[3] is a Bend icon. Pilot Butte itself is a popular hiking destination with two trails to the summit, each gaining about 490 feet (150 m) in elevation. There is also a 1.8 mile trail around the base of Pilot Butte that was constructed in 2010. A scenic road also winds up and around the cone. The park had 881,722 annual visits as reported on the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department website in 2014[citation needed] making it the most visited Oregon State Park east of the Cascade Mountains. From the top, the entire city of Bend is visible, as well as several major Cascade peaks. Most prominent are the Three Sisters, Broken Top, and Mount Bachelor which are located about 20 miles (32 km) to the west. The City of Bend launches 4th of July fireworks from Pilot Butte each year.[4] Pilot Butte was named in 1851 by Thomas Clark, leader of the first party of European settlers to camp on the future site of Bend. The Clark wagon train approached the area from the east after recovering from the Clark Massacre.
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- Pilot Butte State Scenic Viewpoint, from the Oregon Encyclopedia
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- 1928 establishments in Oregon
- Bend, Oregon
- Buttes of Oregon
- Cascade Range
- Cascade Volcanoes
- Cinder cones of the United States
- Extinct volcanoes
- Landforms of Deschutes County, Oregon
- Municipal parks in Oregon
- Parks in Deschutes County, Oregon
- State parks of Oregon
- Visitor attractions in Bend, Oregon
- Volcanoes of Oregon