Nesmith Point

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Coordinates: 45°35′16″N 122°00′25″W / 45.5878599°N 122.0070763°W / 45.5878599; -122.0070763
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Nesmith Point
Nesmith Point is located in Oregon
Nesmith Point
Nesmith Point
Location of Nesmith Point in Oregon
Highest point
Multnomah County, Oregon
Parent rangeCascade Range
Topo mapMultnomah Falls
Geology
Age of rockPleistocene
Mountain typeVolcano
Type of rockBasalt
Volcanic fieldBoring Lava Field

Nesmith Point is a peak in

Missoula Floods
, which sheared away the north face of the former mountain.

A

box canyon.[5] The Horsetail Creek Trail #425[6] and the Moffett Creek Trail #430[7]
provide alternate routes to Nesmith Point from the west and east respectively, and connect to the rest of the Gorge's trail network.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Nesmith Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  2. ^ "Nesmith Point, Oregon". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
  3. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link
    )
  4. ^ Allen, John Eliot (September 1975). "Volcanoes of the Portland Area, Oregon" (PDF). The Ore Bin. 37 (9). State of Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries.
  5. ^ "Nesmith Point Trail #428". United States Forest Service. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  6. ^ "Horsetail Creek Trail #425". United States Forest Service. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  7. ^ "Moffett Creek Trail #430". United States Forest Service. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
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