Lava Land
Looking up a portion of the Trail of the Molten Land at Lava Butte.
Lava Butte is a cinder cone rising 500 feet. A cinder covered trail encircles the rim of the cone with outstanding views.
"The early history of Lava Butte is not known, but it is assumed that Native Americans observed the eruptions and later ascended the prominent new landmark. White settlers arriving in the 1800s also noted the landmark. In 1903, I.C. Russell was the first geologist to study the butte and speculated that it erupted as recently as 150 years ago.
However, like the other cinder cones in the area, Lava Butte only experienced a single eruption, dated by geologists in 1977 to about 7,000 years ago."
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Lava Land
Looking up a portion of the Trail of the Molten Land at Lava Butte.
Lava Butte is a cinder cone rising 500 feet. A cinder covered trail encircles the rim of the cone with outstanding views.
"The early history of Lava Butte is not known, but it is assumed that Native Americans observed the eruptions and later ascended the prominent new landmark. White settlers arriving in the 1800s also noted the landmark. In 1903, I.C. Russell was the first geologist to study the butte and speculated that it erupted as recently as 150 years ago.
However, like the other cinder cones in the area, Lava Butte only experienced a single eruption, dated by geologists in 1977 to about 7,000 years ago."
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