Mount Bachelor
Dormant stratovolcano in Oregon, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mount Bachelor, formerly named Bachelor Butte, is a dormant stratovolcano atop a shield volcano in the Cascade Volcanic Arc and the Cascade Range of central Oregon. Named Mount Bachelor because it stands apart from the nearby Three Sisters,[4] it lies in the eastern segment of the central portion of the High Cascades, the eastern segment of the Cascade Range. The volcano lies at the northern end of the 15-mile (24 km) long Mount Bachelor Volcanic Chain, which underwent four major eruptive episodes during the Pleistocene and the Holocene. The United States Geological Survey considers Mount Bachelor a moderate threat, but Bachelor poses little threat of becoming an active volcano in the near future. It remains unclear whether the volcano is extinct or just inactive.
Mount Bachelor | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 9,068 ft (2,764 m) NAVD 88[1] |
Coordinates | 43°58′46″N 121°41′19″W[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Deschutes County, Oregon, U.S.[2] |
Parent range | Cascade Range |
Topo map | USGS Mount Bachelor |
Geology | |
Age of rock | less than 15,000 years |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano (on top of a shield volcano) |
Volcanic arc | Cascade Volcanic Arc |
Last eruption | 5800 BC [3] |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Ski lifts |
The Mount Bachelor ski area has operated on the mountain since 1958, and the volcano's summit hosts the Mount Bachelor Observatory. A center of winter recreation, the area offers snowshoeing, snow skiing, snow tubing, and dog sledding, among other activities. The summit can be reached by a climbing trail that travels over lava from the volcano.