Mount Talbert

Mount Talbert

Highest point
Elevation	740+ ft (226+ m) NGVD 29^[1]
Prominence	410 ft (120 m) ^[1]
Coordinates	45°25′36″N 122°33′06″W / 45.4267871°N 122.5517579°W / 45.4267871; -122.5517579Coordinates: 45°25′36″N 122°33′06″W / 45.4267871°N 122.5517579°W / 45.4267871; -122.5517579 ^[2]
Geography
Mount Talbert Clackamas County, Oregon, U.S.
Parent range	Cascade Range
Topo map	USGS Gladstone
Geology
Volcanic arc/belt	Boring Lava Field
Last eruption	500,000 years ago ^[3]

Mount Talbert is an volcanic cinder cone in Clackamas County, Oregon. It is part of the Boring Lava Field,^[3] a zone of ancient volcanic activity in the area around Portland. Its summit rises to an elevation of 740+ feet (226+ m).

The butte remains undeveloped and is the location of a nature park of the same name which is managed by North Clackamas Parks & Recreation District. The park has several interlinked hiking trails, along which there are several interpretive signs about the area's natural resources.

References

1 2 "Mount Talbert, Oregon". Peakbagger.com.
↑ "Mount Talbert". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
1 2 "The Boring Lava Field, Portland, Oregon". U.S. Geological Survey.

External links

"Mount Talbert Nature Park". Metro.
"Mount Talbert Nature Park Map" (PDF). Metro.

Protected areas of Oregon

Federal

NPS

National Parks	Crater Lake
National Historic Parks and Sites	Fort Vancouver NHS Lewis and Clark NHP Nez Perce NHP
National Monuments	John Day Fossil Beds Newberry National Volcanic Monument (USFS) Oregon Caves

USFS

National Forests	Deschutes Fremont–Winema Malheur Mount Hood Ochoco Rogue River – Siskiyou Siuslaw Umatilla Umpqua Wallowa–Whitman Willamette
National Grasslands	Crooked River
National Recreation Areas	Hells Canyon Mount Hood Oregon Dunes Row River National Recreation Trail
Scenic Areas	Cape Perpetua Scenic Area Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area

National Wildlife Refuge System	Ankeny Bandon Marsh Baskett Slough Bear Valley Cape Meares Cold Springs Deer Flat Hart Mountain Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for the Columbian White-Tailed Deer Klamath Marsh Lewis and Clark Lower Klamath Malheur McKay Creek Nestucca Bay Oregon Islands Siletz Bay Three Arch Rocks Tualatin River Umatilla Upper Klamath Wapato Lake William L. Finley
Wildernesses	Badger Creek Black Canyon Boulder Creek Bridge Creek Bull of the Woods Clackamas Copper Salmon Cummins Creek Diamond Peak Drift Creek Eagle Cap Gearhart Mountain Grassy Knob Hells Canyon Kalmiopsis Lower White River Mark O. Hatfield Menagerie Middle Santiam Mill Creek Monument Rock Mount Hood Mount Jefferson Mount Thielsen Mount Washington Mountain Lakes North Fork John Day North Fork Umatilla Opal Creek Oregon Badlands Oregon Islands Red Buttes Roaring River Rock Creek Rogue–Umpqua Divide Salmon–Huckleberry Sky Lakes Soda Mountain Spring Basin Steens Mountain Strawberry Mountain Table Rock Three Arch Rocks Three Sisters Waldo Lake Wenaha–Tucannon Wild Rogue
National Conservation Lands	Cascade–Siskiyou National Monument Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Area Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area
National Wild and Scenic Rivers	List of Oregon's National Wild and Scenic Rivers
Other Protected Areas	Cascade Head Preserve Christmas Valley Sand Dunes Fossil Lake Area of Critical Environmental Concern Lost Forest Research Natural Area South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve Upper and Lower Table Rock Wildwood Recreation Site

State

Parks	List of Oregon's State Parks
Forests	Clatsop Elliott Gilchrist Santiam Sun Pass Tillamook
Wildlife Areas	Bridge Creek Dean Creek Denman E. E. Wilson Elkhorn Fern Ridge Irrigon Jewell Meadows Klamath Ladd Marsh Lower Deschutes Phillip W. Schneider Prineville Riverside Sauvie Island Snake River Islands Summer Lake Wenaha White River Willow Creek

Local

Metro	Blue Lake Cooper Mountain Glendoveer Graham Oaks Howell Oregon Zoo Oxbow Smith and Bybee Mount Talbert
Portland	Audubon Society of Portland Butterfly Park Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden Forest Park Hoyt Arboretum Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge Powell Butte Nature Park Tideman Johnson Natural Area Washington Park
Tualatin Hills Park and Recreation District	Tualatin Hills Nature Park

Heritage registers: National Register of Historic Places; National Historic Landmarks; National Natural Landmarks; World Network of Biosphere Reserves

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