Cinnamon Butte is a group of
cinder cone
A cinder cone (or scoria cone) is a steep conical hill of loose pyroclastic fragments, such as volcanic clinkers, volcanic ash, or scoria that has been built around a volcanic vent. The pyroclastic fragments are formed by explosive eruptions o ...
volcanoes and
lava dome
In volcanology, a lava dome is a circular mound-shaped protrusion resulting from the slow extrusion of viscous lava from a volcano. Dome-building eruptions are common, particularly in convergent plate boundary settings. Around 6% of eruptions on ...
s in the
Cascade Range
The Cascade Range or Cascades is a major mountain range of western North America, extending from southern British Columbia through Washington and Oregon to Northern California. It includes both non-volcanic mountains, such as the North Cascades, ...
of
Oregon. All of the vents are older than approximately 6,845 years as they are all covered in ash from the eruption of
Mount Mazama.
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Notable Vents
See also
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List of volcanoes in the United States of America
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Cascade Volcanoes
References
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Buttes of Oregon
Cinder cones of the United States
Lava domes
Subduction volcanoes
Cascade Volcanoes
Volcanoes of Oregon
Mountains of Oregon
Cascade Range
Landforms of Douglas County, Oregon
Mountains of Douglas County, Oregon
Volcanic fields of Oregon
Volcanoes of the United States
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