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Mount Defiance (Oregon)
Mountain in Oregon, United States
Mountain in Oregon, United States
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Mount Defiance |
| photo | Mount Defiance (Oregon).jpg |
| photo_caption | Mount Defiance from Dog Mountain |
| elevation_ft | 5010 |
| elevation_ref | |
| prominence_ft | 1520 |
| prominence_ref | |
| range | Cascades |
| country | United States |
| state | Oregon |
| region | Mount Hood National Forest |
| district_type | County |
| district | Hood River |
| map | USA Oregon |
| map_size | 240 |
| map_caption | Location in Oregon |
| label_position | bottom |
| coordinates | |
| coordinates_ref | |
| topo | Mount Defiance |
| type | Shield volcano |
| last_eruption | Pleistocene |
the mountain in Oregon state
Mount Defiance is a peak near the Columbia River Gorge in the US state of Oregon. It rises to an elevation of 5010 ft in the Mount Hood National Forest in Hood River County, Oregon. The northern and western flanks of the mountain are in the Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness. The route up the mountain is often considered one of the hardest climbs in the Gorge; the trail gains 5000 ft in 6 mi from the Starvation Creek Trailhead.
Mount Defiance is composed chiefly of lava flows. The base is basalt from an old shield volcano, and it is capped by andesite.
The mountain was named by Dr. P.G. Barrett, an early resident of the Hood River Valley, as he believed it retained its winter snow late into the spring in defiance of the warming weather.
References
References
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- "Mount Defiance". Friends of the Columbia Gorge.
- "Starvation Creek State Park". Oregon Parks and Recreation Department.
- (1997). "Volcano Hazards in the Mount Hood Region, Oregon".
- Korosec, Michael. (1987). "Geologic Map of the Hood River Quadrangle, Washington and Oregon".
- McArthur, Lewis A.. (2003). "Oregon Geographic Names". University of Washington Press.
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