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Upland butte in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

Clatsop Butte
Clatsop Butte from SE 152nd Avenue at Evergreen
Highest point
Elevation	577 ft (176 m)
Coordinates	45°28′22″N 122°30′22″W / 45.4728°N 122.5061°W / 45.4728; -122.5061
Geography
Clatsop ButtePortland, Oregon
Geology
Mountain type	Cinder cone
Volcanic arc	Cascade Volcanic Arc
Last eruption	300,000-500,000 years ago

Clatsop Butte is an upland butte lying directly south of Powell Butte in southeast Portland, Oregon, United States. Clatsop Butte City Park, which occupies part of the butte, is at coordinates 45°28′28″N 122°30′24″W / 45.47444°N 122.50667°W / 45.47444; -122.50667 at an elevation of 577 feet (176 m). Johnson Creek, Southeast Foster Road, and the Springwater Corridor Trail pass between Powell Butte and Clatsop Butte near Southeast 152nd Avenue.

The City of Portland acquired about 16 acres (6.5 ha) of land on the butte for a park and natural area in 2000. Other land acquisitions increased the park's size to 102 acres (0.41 km) by 2007 but led to controversy about public expenditures. A 16-member oversight committee was to review the purchases in 2008 to decide whether the money had been wisely spent.

As of 2008, Metro the regional government in the Oregon part of the Portland metropolitan area, included 49 acres (20 ha) of the acreage on its list of protected natural areas. The natural area, comprising densely forested hillsides and creek frontage, supports wildlife including deer, foxes, coyotes, northern flickers, pileated woodpeckers and other local and migratory birds.

References

"Clatsop Butte City Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
City Street Map: Portland, Gresham (Map) (2007 ed.). G.M. Johnson and Associates.
Parks and Recreation Department (2008). "Clatsop Butte Park". City of Portland. Retrieved April 28, 2008.
Mortenson, Eric (December 17, 2007). "Good buys on green space?". The Oregonian. Retrieved April 28, 2008.
"Metro to protect North side of Clatsop Butte via Natural Areas Program". Metro. 2008. Archived from the original on May 17, 2011. Retrieved April 28, 2008.

Parks in Portland, Oregon

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