Tumalo Mountain

Tumalo Mountain
Tumalo Mountain seen from below Mount Bachelor
Highest point
Elevation	7,779 ft (2,371 m)  NAVD 88[1]
Prominence	1,055 ft (322 m) [2]
Coordinates	44°00′19″N 121°38′34″W / 44.005365375°N 121.642663669°WCoordinates: 44°00′19″N 121°38′34″W / 44.005365375°N 121.642663669°W [1]
Geography
Location	Deschutes County, Oregon, U.S.
Parent range	Cascade Range
Topo map	USGS Broken Top
Geology
Mountain type	Shield volcano
Volcanic arc	Cascade Volcanic Arc
Climbing
Easiest route	Trail hide[3]

Tumalo Mountain is a shield volcano in the Cascade Range of central Oregon, located just northeast of Mount Bachelor across the Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway. Ice Age glaciers carved a large cirque into the northeast flank of the mountain, producing a bowl which is popular with local backcountry skiers. A United States Forest Service fire lookout tower was built on the summit in the 1930s, but abandoned in the 1970s and subsequently removed. A trail to the summit ascends the southwest flank of the volcano.

References

1. "Tumalo Mt". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved 2008-11-18.
2. "Tumalo Mountain". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-12-30.
3. "Tumalo Mountain Trail". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2016-04-26.

• Harris, Stephen L. (2005). Fire Mountains of the West: The Cascade and Mono Lake Volcanoes (3rd ed.). Mountain Press Publishing Company. ISBN 0-87842-511-X.
• Wood, Charles A.; Jürgen Kienle, eds. (1990). Volcanoes of North America. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-43811-X.
• Kresek, Ray (1998). Fire Lookouts of the Northwest (3rd ed.). Historic Lookout Project. ISBN 0-87770-632-8.
• "Tumalo Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-11-18.

External links

• "Tumalo Mountain". SummitPost.org.
• Ridler, Keith (2003-12-30). "Tumalo Mountain a wintertime treat". The Bulletin (Bend, Oregon). Retrieved 2007-02-26.