Topo map USGS The Twins Easiest route Trail Prominence 786 m Parent range Cascade Range | Mountain type Shield volcano Elevation 2,384 m Mountain range Cascade Range | |
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Location Deschutes / Lane counties, Oregon, U.S. Age of rock Less than 250,000 years old Similar Diamond Peak, Pelican Butte, Yamsay Mountain, Aspen Butte, Mount Thielsen | ||
Maiden Peak is a steep-sided shield volcano in the Cascade Range of central Oregon. It is the highest point in the 43-mile (69 km) distance between Mount Bachelor and Diamond Peak. Ice Age glaciers carved a large cirque into the northeast flank of the mountain, exposing magma which hardened in the volcano's conduits to form the numerous rock pinnacles now found in the upper part of the cirque.
Map of Maiden Peak, Oregon 97733, USA
The summit of Maiden Peak consists of a steeper cinder cone which sits atop the underlying shield volcano. It is located on the Cascade Crest, which forms the boundary between Lane County and Deschutes County. Also, it is on the boundary between the Deschutes National Forest and the Willamette National Forest. A Forest Service fire lookout tower was built on the summit in 1923, but was removed in 1958. A 5.8-mile (9.3 km) trail zigzags up to the summit from the southwest.