Cinnamon Butte

Cinnamon Butte
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Highest point
Elevation6,427 ft (1,959 m) NAVD 88[1]
Coordinates43°14′28″N 122°06′35″W / 43.241020617°N 122.109860008°W / 43.241020617; -122.109860008[1]
Geography
LocationDouglas County, Oregon, U.S.
Parent rangeCascades
Topo mapUSGS Mount Thielsen
Geology
Age of rockHolocene?[2]
Mountain typeCinder cone, lava dome, volcanic field
Volcanic arcCascade Volcanic Arc
Last eruptionMore 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]

  1. ^ a b "Cinnamon". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
  2. ^ a b "Cinnamon Butte". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2008-08-19.
  3. ^ Wood, Charles A.; Jűrgen Kienle (1993). Volcanoes of North America. Cambridge University Press. p. 190. ISBN 0-521-43811-X.