Mount Scott (Klamath County, Oregon)

Mount Scott
Mount Scott viewed from the southwest
Highest point
Elevation8,934 ft (2,723 m)[1]
Prominence3,009 ft (917 m)[2]
Listing
Coordinates42°55′22″N 122°00′59″W / 42.92287085°N 122.016268694°W / 42.92287085; -122.016268694[1]
Geography
RegionOregon, United States
Parent rangeCascades
Topo mapUSGS Crater Lake East
Geology
Age of rockAbout 420,000 years[3]
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Volcanic arcCascade Volcanic Arc
Last eruption420,000 years ago

Mount Scott is a small stratovolcano and a so-called parasitic cone on the southeast flank of Crater Lake in southern Oregon.[4][5] It is approximately 420,000 years old.[3] Its summit is the highest point within Crater Lake National Park, and the tenth highest peak in the Oregon Cascades.[6] A small fire lookout tower stands on the summit, at the end of a trail that zigzags approximately 1,500 feet (460 m) up the mountain. The mountain is named for Oregon pioneer Levi Scott, founder of Scottsburg, Oregon.[7]

  1. ^ a b "8938". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved November 17, 2008.
  2. ^ "Mount Scott, Oregon". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved April 2, 2008.
  3. ^ a b Wood, Charles A.; Kienle, Jürgen, eds. (1990). Volcanoes of North America. Cambridge University Press. pp. 193–195. ISBN 978-0-521-43811-7.
  4. ^ "Crater Lake". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
  5. ^ "Lexicon of Geologic Names Of the United States For 1936-1960". 1949. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
  6. ^ Wuerthner, George (2003). Oregon's Wilderness Areas. Big Earth Publishing. p. 94. ISBN 978-1-56579-434-4.
  7. ^ Corning, Howard M. (1956). Dictionary of Oregon History. Binfords & Mort Publishing. ISBN 978-0-8323-0449-1.