Mount Sylvania Explained

Mount Sylvania
Elevation Ft:978
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence:510feet
Prominence Ref:[2]
Location:Multnomah County, Oregon, U.S.
Range:Tualatin Mountains
Coordinates:45.4382°N -122.7216°W
Etymology:Derived from Silvanus, a Roman tutelary deity[3]
Topo:USGS Lake Oswego
Type:Shield volcano[4]
Volcanic Field:Boring Lava Field

Mount Sylvania is an extinct volcano, part of the Boring Lava Field, on the outskirts of Portland, Oregon. Parts of the mountain are within the cities of Portland, Lake Oswego, and Tigard.

The Sylvania campus of Portland Community College is located on the mountain's western slopes.

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Notes and References

  1. RD2538 . Sylvania Reset . 2008-11-17.
  2. 32965 . Mount Sylvania, Oregon . 2016-04-27.
  3. Book: McArthur, Lewis A. . Oregon Geographic Names . 2003 . 0-87595-277-1 . 7th . Portland, Oregon.
  4. Web site: The Boring Lava Field, Portland, Oregon . USGS: Cascades Volcano Observatory . https://web.archive.org/web/20110701101745/http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/Oregon/BoringLavaField/description_boring_lava.html . 2011-07-01 . 2008-04-01 .