Earth:Barnes Butte
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Short description: Dome of volcanic rock in Crook County, Oregon, United States
| Barnes Butte | |
|---|---|
.jpg) The north slope of Barnes Butte with Barnes Butte Reservoir below. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,549 |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 44°19′07″N 120°48′38″W / 44.31861°N 120.81056°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Crook County, Oregon, United States |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | ~27.5 Ma[1] |
Barnes Butte is a rhyolite dome of volcanic rock in Crook County, Oregon, United States located partly within the city of Prineville. Barnes Butte is composed of welded tuff and is a part of the Crooked River caldera.[2] It was the site of a 1940s mercury mine.[1][3] In 2015, a BLM cleanup of mercury was done to reduce the health risk to residents of nearby IronHorse neighborhood and the Barnes Butte Elementary School.[4]
The butte is a recreational area and includes the IronHorse hiking trail, a 4-mile (6.4 km) loop that includes a hike to the summit.[5]
The butte is considered one of three popular landmarks near Prineville and has been set aside for scenic preservation.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Preliminary Geology of the Lower Crooked River Basin". http://www.oregongeology.org/sub/projects/lcrb/default.htm. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
- ↑ "Field trip guide to the Neogene stratigraphy of the Lower Crooked Basin and the ancestral Crooked River, Crook County, Oregon". http://www.oregongeology.org/pubs/og/OGv69n01-Neogenestrat.pdf. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
- ↑ "Field trip guide to the Oligocene Crooked River caldera: Central Oregon's Supervolcano, Crook, Deschutes, and Jefferson Counties, Oregon". Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Studies. 2009. http://www.oregongeology.org/pubs/og/OGv69n01.pdf. Retrieved 2014-12-29.
- ↑ "BLM launches mercury cleanup at Barnes Butte". http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2015/06/blm_launches_mercury_cleanup_a.html. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
- ↑ "The IronHorse Trail Map". http://www.ironhorseprineville.com/ironhorse-community/ironhorse-maps/the-ironhorse-trail/. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
- ↑ "Crook County Comprehensive Plan - Adopted 1978, Codified January, 2003". http://www.co.crook.or.us/Portals/0/Crook_County_-_Comprehensive_Plan.pdf. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
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