Lava Butte | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,023 ft (1,531 m) NAVD 88[1] |
Prominence | 509 ft (155 m)[2] |
Coordinates | 43°55′04″N 121°21′22″W / 43.917857481°N 121.356032936°W[1] |
Geography | |
Topo map | USGS Lava Butte |
Geology | |
Rock age | About 7,000 years |
Mountain type | Cinder cone |
Last eruption | About 7,000 years ago |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Road |
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.