Powell Butte Fire

Powell Butte is an extinct cinder cone butte in Portland, Oregon, United States. It is part of the Boring Lava Field, which includes more than 80 small volcanic edifices and lava flows in the Portland–Vancouver metropolitan area. The region around Powell Butte has a cool climate, and the butte and its surroundings feature meadows, rivers, and mixed fo…
Powell Butte is an extinct cinder cone butte in Portland, Oregon, United States. It is part of the Boring Lava Field, which includes more than 80 small volcanic edifices and lava flows in the Portland–Vancouver metropolitan area. The region around Powell Butte has a cool climate, and the butte and its surroundings feature meadows, rivers, and mixed forests. Powell Butte hosts the Powell Butte Nature Park, which includes about 612 acres of trails for biking, hiking, and horseback riding.
  • Elevation: 614 ft (187 m)
  • Location: Multnomah County, Oregon, U.S.
  • Parent range: Cascades
  • Topo map: USGS Gladstone
  • Mountain type: Cinder cone
  • Volcanic field: Boring Lava Field
  • Last eruption: Extinct
Data from: en.wikipedia.org