mountains of oregon
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INTRODUCTION
As someone who is not originally from Oregon I find it hard to situate myself with the nearest landmarks. To familiarize myself with the numerous Mountains in the Pacific Northwest I decided to give a little tour of the local Mountains in Oregon and Washington.
MOUNT HOOD
• Mount Hood is a stratovolcano (a volcano built of of alternate layers of ash and lava)
• Last eruption: 1866
• Mount Hood elevation is 11,250 feet
Question:
• who were the First Ascenders who hiked Mount Hood?
All pictures are taken from Google Earth All information is taken from Wikipedia
MOUNT JEFFERSON
• Mount Jefferson is another stratovolcano
• It is the second highest mountain in Oregon.
• Mount Jefferson elevation is 10,495 feet
• The last time it eruption was in 950 AD
Question:
What is the first highest mountain in Oregon?
All pictures are taken from Google Earth All information is taken from Wikipedia
MOUNT THIELSEN
• Mount Thielsen is also known as Big Cowhorn
• It is an extinct shield volcano
• The elevation is 9,183 feet
Question:
Which Mountain is Mount Thielsen by? (Not on this Power Point)
All pictures are taken from Google Earth All information is taken from Wikipedia
MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN
• Mount McLoughlin is a steep-sided lava cone built on top of a composite volcano
• Located in the Cascade Range of southern Oregon
• the elevation is 9,495 feet
What Mountain Range is it apart of?
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MOUNT SAINT HELEN
• Mount St. Helens is an active stratovolcano located in Skamania County, Washington
• It is 96 miles south of Seattle, Washington, and 50 miles northeast of Portland, Oregon.
• Its last big eruption was in 1980
• Elevation is 8,366 feet
Question
• What is Mount Saint Helen referred as?
All pictures are taken from Google Earth All information is taken from Wikipedia