Tumalo Mountain
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| Tumalo Mountain | |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 7,779 feet (2,371 m)[1] |
| Location | Deschutes County, Oregon, USA |
| Range | Cascades |
| Coordinates | [2] |
| Topo map | USGS Broken Top |
| Type | Shield volcano |
| Easiest route | trail |
Tumalo Mountain is a shield volcano in the Cascade Range of central Oregon, located just northeast of Mount Bachelor across the Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway. Ice Age glaciers carved a large cirque into the northeast flank of the mountain, producing a bowl which is popular with local backcountry skiers. A United States Forest Service fire lookout tower was built on the summit in the 1930s, but abandoned in the 1970s and subsequently removed. A trail to the summit ascends the southwest flank of the volcano.
[edit] References
- ^ NGS Data Sheet for TUMALO MT. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved on 2008-04-02.
- ^ USGS GNIS: Tumalo Mountain. Retrieved on 2008-04-02.
- Harris, Stephen L. (2005). Fire Mountains of the West: The Cascade and Mono Lake Volcanoes (3rd ed.). Mountain Press Publishing Company. ISBN 0-87842-511-X.
- Wood, Charles A.; Jürgen Kienle, eds. (1990). Volcanoes of North America. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-43811-X.
- Kresek, Ray (1998). Fire Lookouts of the Northwest (3rd ed.). Historic Lookout Project. ISBN 0-87770-632-8.
[edit] External links
- Ridler, Keith. "Tumalo Mountain a wintertime treat", Bend, Oregon: The Bulletin, 2003-12-30. Retrieved on 2007-02-26.
