Broken Top

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Broken Top is a heavily eroded, extinct stratovolcano in Oregon’s Cascade Range, known for its jagged summit and popular hiking and climbing routes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf extinct stratovolcano
mountain
climbingDifficulty Class 3
composition andesite
basaltic andesite
dacite
country United States of America
surface form: United States
drainage Deschutes River
surface form: Deschutes River basin
elevation 2799 m
9180 ft
firstAscent 1923
firstAscentBy Floyd F. Smith NERFINISHED
L. F. Henderson
geologicalAge Pleistocene epoch
surface form: Pleistocene
hasFeature glacial cirques
heavily eroded cone
jagged summit
rhyolite domes nearby
volcanic plug
hasGlacier Bend Glacier NERFINISHED
Crook Glacier NERFINISHED
hasLakeNearby Broken Top crater lake
No Name Lake
hasTrailhead Broken Top Trailhead
Todd Lake Trailhead
isPartOf High Cascades
lastEruption Pleistocene epoch
locatedIn Cascade Range
Deschutes County, Oregon NERFINISHED
Oregon
Three Sisters Wilderness
United States of America
surface form: United States
map USGS Broken Top topographic map
mountainRange Cascade Range
near Three Sisters
nearestTown Bend, Oregon NERFINISHED
partOf Cascade Volcanic Arc
popularFor backpacking
hiking
mountaineering
ski touring
prominence 780 ft
protectedArea Deschutes National Forest
Three Sisters Wilderness
region Central Oregon
standardRoute Northwest Ridge
state Oregon
status extinct
volcanoType stratovolcano

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South Sister hasSummitViewOf Broken Top
Three Sisters isNorthOf Broken Top
Green Lakes Trail locatedNear Broken Top
Mount Bachelor proximityTo Broken Top