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Mount Scott (Klamath County, Oregon)
| Mount Scott | |
|---|---|
&sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:Mount_Scott_(Oregon).png) Mount Scott viewed from the southwest | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 8,934 ft (2,723 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 3,009 ft (917 m)[2] |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 42°55′22″N 122°00′59″W / 42.92287085°N 122.016268694°W[1] |
| Geography | |
&sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:USA_Oregon_relief_location_map.svg)  Mount Scott | |
| Region(s) | Oregon, United States |
| Parent range | Cascades |
| Topo map | USGS Crater Lake East |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | About 420,000 years[3] |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
| Volcanic arc | Cascade Volcanic Arc |
| Last eruption | 420,000 years ago |
Mount Scott is a small stratovolcano and a so-called parasitic cone on the southeast flank of Crater Lake in southern Oregon.[4][5] It is approximately 420,000 years old.[3] Its summit is the highest point within Crater Lake National Park, and the tenth highest peak in the Oregon Cascades.[6] A small fire lookout 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.[7]
- ^ a b "8938". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved November 17, 2008.
- ^ "Mount Scott, Oregon". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved April 2, 2008.
- ^ a b Wood, Charles A.; Kienle, Jürgen, eds. (1990). Volcanoes of North America. Cambridge University Press. pp. 193–195. ISBN 978-0-521-43811-7.
- ^ "Crater Lake". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
- ^ "Lexicon of Geologic Names Of the United States For 1936-1960". 1949. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
- ^ Wuerthner, George (2003). Oregon's Wilderness Areas. Big Earth Publishing. p. 94. ISBN 978-1-56579-434-4.
- ^ Corning, Howard M. (1956). Dictionary of Oregon History. Binfords & Mort Publishing. ISBN 978-0-8323-0449-1.
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