Lava Butte

Lava Butte
Highest point
Elevation5,023 ft (1,531 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence509 ft (155 m)[2]
Coordinates43°55′04″N 121°21′22″W / 43.917857481°N 121.356032936°W / 43.917857481; -121.356032936[1]
Geography
Topo mapUSGS Lava Butte
Geology
Rock ageAbout 7,000 years
Mountain typeCinder cone
Last eruptionAbout 7,000 years ago
Climbing
Easiest routeRoad

Lava Butte is a cinder cone in central Oregon, United States, just west of U.S. Route 97 between the towns of Bend, and Sunriver in Deschutes County. It is part of a system of small cinder cones on the northwest flank of Newberry Volcano, a massive shield volcano which rises to the southeast. The cinder cone is capped by a crater which extends about 60 feet (20 m) deep beneath its south rim, and 160 feet (50 m) deep from the 5,020-foot (1,530 m) summit on its north side. Lava Butte is part of the Newberry National Volcanic Monument.

  1. ^ a b "Lava Butte Reset". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2012-05-04.
  2. ^ "Lava Butte, Oregon". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2012-05-04.