Mount Scott (Clackamas County, Oregon)
Mount Scott is a volcanic cinder cone with its summit in Clackamas County, Oregon. The summit rises to an elevation of 1,091 feet (333 m).[1] It is part of the Boring Lava Field,[3] a zone of ancient volcanic activity in the area around Portland, and was named for Harvey W. Scott, a 19th and 20th century editor of The Oregonian newspaper.[3]
| Mount Scott | |
|---|---|
 Southeast slope of Mount Scott, with the city of Happy Valley | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,091 ft (333 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Prominence | 745 ft (227 m) [2] |
| Coordinates | 45°27′16″N 122°33′05″W [1] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Scott | |
| Parent range | Cascade Range |
| Topo map | USGS Gladstone |
| Geology | |
| Volcanic arc/belt | Boring Lava Field |
| Last eruption | 500,000 years ago[3] |
Mt. Scott was home to a "perpetual" cross burning by Oregon's Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s. Automotive parades of hooded Klan members were common in Southeast Portland.[4]
The mountain is developed, with most of its southern flank within the city of Happy Valley, Oregon. The Willamette National Cemetery is located on the northeastern slope of the mountain, which is partially in Multnomah County.
References
- "Mount Scott". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
- "Mount Scott, Oregon". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
- "The Boring Lava Field, Portland, Oregon". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
- Chandler, J. D. (2016). Murder & scandal in prohibition Portland : sex, vice & misdeeds in Mayor Baker's reign. Charleston, SC: The History Press. p. 110. ISBN 1-4671-1953-9. OCLC 928581539.
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