Cinnamon Butte

Cinnamon Butte
Highest point
Elevation	6,427 ft (1,959 m) NAVD 88[1]
Coordinates	43°14′28″N 122°06′35″W[1]
Geography
Location	Douglas County, Oregon, U.S.
Parent range	Cascades
Topo map	USGS Mount Thielsen
Geology
Rock age	Holocene?[2]
Mountain type(s)	Cinder cone, lava dome, volcanic field
Volcanic arc	Cascade Volcanic Arc
Last eruption	More than 6845 years ago[2]

Cinnamon Butte is a group of cinder cone volcanoes and lava domes in the Cascade Range of Oregon. All of the vents are older than approximately 6,845 years as they are all covered in ash from the eruption of Mount Mazama.[3]

Notable Vents

Name[2]	Elevation	Coordinates
Cinnamon Butte	6,427 ft (1,959 m)	43°14′27″N 122°06′35″W[1]
Kelsay Point	4,918 ft (1,499 m)	43°18′01″N 122°06′27″W[4]
Mule Peak	6,840 ft (2,080 m)	43°17′37″N 122°00′33″W[5]
Red Cinder Butte	6,545 ft (1,995 m)	43°16′20″N 122°03′38″W[6]
Thirsty Point	5,942 ft (1,811 m)	43°16′28″N 122°05′35″W[7]
Tenas Peak	6,532 ft (1,991 m)	43°19′27″N 122°02′09″W[8]

See also

• List of volcanoes in the United States of America
• Cascade Volcanoes

References

1. "Cinnamon". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved March 31, 2008.
2. "Cinnamon Butte". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved August 19, 2008.
3. Wood, Charles A.; Jűrgen Kienle (1993). Volcanoes of North America. Cambridge University Press. p. 190. ISBN 0-521-43811-X.
4. "Kelsay Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 31, 2008.
5. "Mule Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 31, 2008.
6. "Red Cinder Butte". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 31, 2008.
7. "Thirsty Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 31, 2008.
8. "Tenas Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 31, 2008.

External links

• "Cinnamon Butte". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 31, 2008.