Near Bend in Deschutes County, Oregon — The American West (Northwest)

Lava Butte

Photographed by Duane Hall, August 29, 2008

1. Lava Butte Marker

Inscription. Geologists say the volcanic activity of this area occurred less than 6000 years ago. Lava which exuded from the south side of this butte flowed to the west and blocked the Deschutes River, deflecting it from its former channel. This formed the Benham, Dillon, and Lava Falls of the river.
This butte was first used as a Forest Service lookout station in 1928.
You are invited to visit the Lava Butte Viewpoint.

Erected by U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Environment • Horticulture & Forestry.

Location. 43° 55.085′ N, 121° 21.4′ W. Marker is near Bend, Oregon, in Deschutes County. It can be reached from National Forest Road NF-100 north of Cottonwood Road. Marker is located at the parking lot for the Lava Lands Visitor Center, Newberry National Volcanic Monument. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bend OR 97702, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Oregon’s High Desert.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

in the Cascade Range,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Some Lava Flows Build Their Own Pipelines (approx. 1.7 miles away); Lava River Cave (approx. 1.7 miles away); River Ruler (approx. 2.9 miles away); Military Might Along The River: Camp Abbot

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(approx. 5.4 miles away); Journey of the Log to Lumber (approx. 9 miles away); Location, Location & Location (approx. 9 miles away); Today's Old Mill District (approx. 9 miles away); Thank Goodness for Water and Gravity (approx. 9.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bend.

Photographed by Duane Hall, August 29, 2008

2. Lava Butte Marker

Next to parking lot of Lava Lands Visitor Center

Lava Butte Forest Service Lookout Station image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, August 29, 2008

3. Lava Butte Forest Service Lookout Station

Lava Fields West of Lava Butte image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, August 29, 2008

4. Lava Fields West of Lava Butte

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 15, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,049 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 15, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.

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