Earth:Tumalo Mountain
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Short description: Shield volcano, Cascade Range of Oregon
| Tumalo Mountain | |
|---|---|
 Tumalo Mountain seen from below Mount Bachelor | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 7,779 ft (2,371 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Prominence | 1,055 ft (322 m) [2] |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 44°00′19″N 121°38′34″W / 44.005365375°N 121.642663669°W [1] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Deschutes County, Oregon, United States |
| Parent range | Cascade Range |
| Topo map | USGS Broken Top |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Shield volcano |
| Volcanic arc | Cascade Volcanic Arc |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Trail hike[3] |
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.
Climb, the views
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.
The volcano's southwest flank is home to a route that leads to the top.
One can see Broken Top, Mt. Bachelor, and the Three Sisters Complex.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Tumalo Mt". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. https://www.ngs.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/ds_mark.prl?PidBox=QD1876.
- ↑ "Tumalo Mountain". http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=28698.
- ↑ "Tumalo Mountain Trail". SummitPost.org. http://www.summitpost.org/page/155964.
- ↑ "Summit Post". https://www.summitpost.org/page/150717.
- 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 (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.
- "Tumalo Mountain". United States Geological Survey. https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1151496.
External links
- Ridler, Keith (2003-12-30). "Tumalo Mountain a wintertime treat". The Bulletin (Bend, Oregon). http://www.traditionalmountaineering.org/News_Tumalo.htm. Retrieved 2007-02-26.
- "Tumalo". Smithsonian Institution. https://volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=322810.
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