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Rocky Butte - Wikipedia
WEBRocky Butte (previously known as Mowich Illahee [4] and Wiberg Butte) is an extinct cinder cone butte in Portland, Oregon, United States. It is also part of the Boring Lava Field , a group of volcanic vents and lava flows throughout Oregon and Washington state.
Rocky Butte Natural Area | Portland.gov
WEBRocky Butte is an extinct volcanic cinder cone butte with steep forested slopes visible from Interstates 205 and 84. Joseph Wood Hill Park is located at the top. The slopes of Rocky Butte are managed as the Rocky Butte Natural Area.
Rocky Butte - Stunning Views with a Bit of History | Oregon.com
WEBIt isn’t far from downtown Portland or eastside locations, and really is a great way to see the city at night. About Rocky Butte and James Woodhill Park: This is a 2.38-acre park located in Northeast Portland near Interstate 205 which offers some stunning views around the Portland metropolitan area.
History of Portland's Rocky Butte Jail | Gateway Green
WEBRocky Butte, formally known as Wiberg Butte, is an extinct volcanic cinder cone in Portland, Oregon. The area around Rocky Butte was scoured by the cataclysmic Bretz floods from Glacial Lake Missoula around 13,000 …
Rocky Butte - Hiking in Portland, Oregon and Washington
WEBRocky Butte is one of almost 100 cinder cones, shield volcanoes and lava vents that make up the Boring Lava Field in the greater Portland area (There are more volcanoes in Portland than in any other city on Earth).
Exploring Portland’s Extinct Volcanoes | The Official Guide to …
WEBDec 1, 2023 · At about 92,000 years old, Rocky Butte is the youngest of the four Boring Volcanic Field volcanoes in Portland proper. The extinct cinder cone sits where Interstate 205 and Interstate 84 meet in East Portland, offering 360-degree views from Joseph Wood Hill Park atop its wide-open summit.
Rocky Butte Scenic Historic District – Portland OR
WEBRocky Butte is a 607 foot extinct volcanic cone (one of several in the city of Portland) and the second highest point in the city. As early as 1903, Rocky Butte had been identified in the Olmsted Brothers’ City of Portland Plan as a site for recreational driving and passive recreation [Oregon SHPO].
Rocky Butte Hike - Hiking in Portland, Oregon and Washington
WEBRocky Butte, one of Portland's Boring volcanoes, lay in the direct path of the Bretz or Missoula Floods, some of the largest known on the planet, which blasted down the Columbia Gorge from what is now Montana over a period of …
Rocky Butte Preservation Society
WEBRocky Butte is an established landmark of the urban/natural divide in Portland, a unique place where metropolitan sprawl has carved into stubborn basalt and left a sector of forest. Being part of the Boring Lava field, it is a 612 ft high extinct cinder cone volcano and is one of many buttes in the area exposed by the Missoula Floods.
Sight #3 Rocky Butte | Multnomah County
WEBRocky Butte, previously known as Mowich Illahee, is an extinct cinder cone butte that is part of the larger Boring Lava Field. It is a place that is filled both with natural beauty and history. It has had quite a bit of activity for a relatively small area.