| Pelican Butte | |
|---|---|
 Pelican Butte from across Agency Lake | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 8,037 ft (2,450 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Coordinates | 42°30′48″N 122°08′43″W / 42.513428508°N 122.145281964°W[1] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Klamath County, Oregon, U.S. |
| Parent range | Cascades |
| Topo map | USGS Pelican Butte |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Pleistocene |
| Mountain type | Shield volcano |
| Volcanic arc | Cascade Volcanic Arc |
| Last eruption | Pleistocene[2] |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Dirt road |
Pelican Butte is a steep-sided shield volcano in the Cascade Range of southern Oregon. It is located 28 miles (45 km) due south of Crater Lake and 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Mount McLoughlin. Ice age glaciers carved a large cirque into the northeast flank of the mountain. Several proposals have been made over the last few decades for ski area development on the northeast flanks of the volcano, but there are no current plans to develop a ski area on the mountain.
Pelican Butte is within the Fremont-Winema National Forest. A Forest Service fire lookout tower is present on the summit of the volcano and is maintained by the United States Forest Service. A gravel road runs up to the summit of the mountain from Oregon Route 140.
- ^ a b "Pelican". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2008-04-01.
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