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Mount Scott (Clackamas County, Oregon)

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Topo map
  
USGS Gladstone

Last eruption
  
500,000 years ago

Prominence
  
227 m

Parent range
  
Cascade Range

Volcanic arc/belt
  
Boring Lava Field

Elevation
  
333 m

Mountain range
  
Cascade Range

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Mount Scott is an volcanic cinder cone with its summit in Clackamas County, Oregon. The summit rises to an elevation of 1,091 feet (333 m). It is part of the Boring Lava Field, 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.

Map of Mt Scott, Happy Valley, OR 97086, USA

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.

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Mount Scott (Clackamas County, Oregon) Wikipedia