Mount Scott (Oregon)

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Coordinates: 42°55′23″N 122°01′04″W / 42.9229085, -122.0178030

Mount Scott

Mount Scott, viewed from the southwest
Elevation 8,934 feet (2,723 m)[1]
Location Klamath County, Oregon, USA
Range Cascades
Prominence 3,009 feet (917 m)[2]
Coordinates 42°55′23″N 122°01′04″W / 42.9229085, -122.0178030[3]
Topo map USGS Crater Lake East
Type Stratovolcano
Volcanic arc/belt Cascade Volcanic Arc
Age of rock about 420,000 years

Mount Scott is a small stratovolcano on the southeast flank of Crater Lake in southern Oregon. Its summit is the highest point within Crater Lake National Park. A small fire 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.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ NGS Data Sheet for 8938. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved on 2008-04-02.
  2. ^ Mount Scott, Oregon. Peakbagger.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-02.
  3. ^ USGS GNIS: Mount Scott
  4. ^ Corning, Howard M. (1956). Dictionary of Oregon History. Binfords & Mort Publishing. ISBN 0-8323-0449-2. 

[edit] Photo gallery

Aerial view of Crater Lake, looking to the southeast. Mount Scott is visible at the center of the photo, just beyond the crater rim.

Mount Scott as seen from the north

Fire tower at the summit of Mount Scott.
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