Mount Sylvania

Mount Sylvania
Top as seen from Tualatin
Highest point
Elevation978 ft (298 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence510 ft (155 m)[2]
Coordinates45°26′17″N 122°43′18″W / 45.438174217°N 122.72164825°W / 45.438174217; -122.72164825[1]
Naming
EtymologyDerived from Silvanus, a Roman tutelary deity[3]
Geography
Map
LocationMultnomah County, Oregon, U.S.
Parent rangeTualatin Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Lake Oswego
Geology
Mountain typeShield volcano[4]
Volcanic fieldBoring Lava Field

Mount Sylvania is an extinct volcano, part of the Boring Lava Field, on the outskirts of Portland, Oregon. Parts of the mountain are within the cities of Portland, Lake Oswego, and Tigard.

The Sylvania campus of Portland Community College is located on the mountain's western slopes.

  1. ^ a b "Sylvania Reset". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
  2. ^ "Mount Sylvania, Oregon". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
  3. ^ McArthur, Lewis A. (2003). Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ "The Boring Lava Field, Portland, Oregon". USGS: Cascades Volcano Observatory. Archived from the original on 2011-07-01. Retrieved 2008-04-01.