Ball Butte

Ball Butte is a volcanic mountain of the Cascades in Deschutes County, Oregon, United States.[1] Its summit has an elevation of 8,091 feet and is located southeast of Broken Top.[2] It is a popular back-country skiing area and is best accessed from the Dutchman Flat Sno-Park or the Upper Three Creeks Sno-Park.[3][4]

Ball Butte
Ball Butte photographed by the National Park Service on August 12, 2008
Highest point
Elevation8,091
Coordinates44.065916°N 121.676490°W / 44.065916; -121.676490
Geography
LocationDeschutes, Oregon, U.S.
Parent rangeCascade Range
Topo mapUSGS Broken Top
Geology
Volcanic arcCascade Volcanic Arc

References

  1. Spear, B. A. (1996), "Petrology of the Ball Butte Volcano, central Oregon High Cascades: Evidence for mixing between basaltic andesite and rhyodacite (abs)", Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 28.
  2. "Ball Butte". Medium.com. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  3. "Backcountry Skiing & Snowboarding & Snowboarding in Bend, Oregon". VisitBend.com. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  4. "Skiing and snowboarding". BendBulletin.com. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
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