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Coordinates: 46°1′6″N 121°45′36″W / 46.01833°N 121.76000°W / 46.01833; -121.76000
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This page is about the volcanic field. For the federally-protected wilderness area, see Indian Heaven Wilderness.
Lemei Rock
Lemei Rock in the Indian Heaven volcanic field
Highest point
Elevation5,925 ft (1,806 m)[1]
Prominence2405 ft (733 m)
Coordinates46°1′6″N 121°45′36″W / 46.01833°N 121.76000°W / 46.01833; -121.76000[2] [3]
Geography
LocationSkamania County, Washington, U.S.
Parent rangeCascade Range
Topo mapLone Butte O46121a7 1:24,000
Geology
Age of rockPleistocene and Holocene
Mountain typeshield volcano
Volcanic arcCascade Volcanic Arc
Last eruption8,200 years ago
Climbing
Easiest routeLemei Trail, Indian Heaven Trail, with rock scrambling

Lemei Rock is a shield volcano, and part of the polygenetic Indian Heaven [4] Volcanic Field in Washington, United States. It is located midway between Mount St. Helens and Mount Adams, and dates from the Pleistocene and Holocene. It is the highest point Lemei Rock at 5,925 feet (1,806 m).

Its last volcanic activity produced a large cinder cone and a voluminous lava and scoria flows about 8200 years ago.

About 60 eruptive centers lie on the 19-mile (30 km) long, N10°E-trending, Indian Heaven fissure zone. The 230 square miles (600 km2) field has a volume of about 20 cubic miles (100 km3) and forms the western part of a 770-square-mile (2,000 km2) Quaternary basalt field in the southern Washington Cascades, including the King Mountain fissure zone along which Mount Adams was built.

Indian Heaven Volcanic Field and Mount Adams Volcanic Vicinity Digital Relief Map
This page is about the volcanic field. For the federally-protected wilderness area, see Indian Heaven Wilderness.

Notable Vents[edit]

Name Elevation Location Last eruption
meters   feet   Coordinates
Big Lava Bed[4]       ~8150 years ago
Bird Mountain[4] 1,632 5,354    
Crazy Hills[4]      
East Crater[4] 1,614 5,295    
Gifford Peak[4] 1,614 5,295    
Lemei Rock[4] 1,806 5,925    
Lone Butte[4] 1,457 4,780    
Red Mountain[4] 1,513 4,964    
Sawtooth Mountain[4] 1,632 5,354    

Visitation[edit]

Satellite map showing the various shield volcanoes topped by cinder and spatter cones that characterizes the Indian Heaven Volcanic Field.

Popular fishing and hiking destinations in the volcanic field include the Indian Heaven Wilderness, which is rather popular for the high mountain meadows among its scattered volcanic peaks. The Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail passes north/south through the volcanic field and the Indian Heaven Wilderness, which is known for its many lakes and spectacular views of four nearby volcanoes: Mount Adams, Mount Hood, Mount St. Helens, and Mount Rainier. It is also known to hikers for an intense population of mosquitoes throughout the summer.[citation needed] Other major trails in the area are Indian Heaven Trail and the Cultus Creek Trail, which climbs up the east side of Bird Mountain; and Lemei Trail which traverses up the east side of Lemei Rock and passes by Lake Wapiki.

The popular Goose Lake Campground, a favorite pastime with fishers,[citation needed] is located right at the northernmost edge of the Big Lava Bed. The lake was originally created when the flow dammed up its outflow creek, resulting in a dead forest on the southern end of the lake. The shallow Forlorn Lakes, just northeast of Goose Lake, offers a day use area and a campground. Cultus Creek Campground offers visitors two major trail heads (Indian Heaven Trail #33 and Cultus Creek Trail #108) and popular huckleberry picking access to the Indian Heaven Wilderness, famous for its huckleberries,[citation needed] and the volcanic field in which it resides.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=2369
  2. ^ "Indian Heaven". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2009-01-16.
  3. ^ http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=2369
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Wood, Charles A.; Jűrgen Kienle (1993). Volcanoes of North America. Cambridge University Press. pp. 166–167. ISBN 0-521-43811-X. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |month= (help)

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Forest Route 23 (Cispus Road)[edit]

Forest Highway 23 marker

Forest Highway 23

Cispus Road
Route information
Maintained by USFS
Length55 mi[1] (89 km)
Major junctions
South endMount Adams Recreation Highway/ FR 82 near Trout Lake, Washington, FR 80, and SR 141
Major intersections FR 90
North end FR 25 near Randle, Washington and US 12/White Pass Scenic Byway
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountiesDelta, Alger, Schoolcraft
Highway system

H-13 is a county-designated highway in the Upper Peninsula of the US state of Michigan that runs north–south for approximately 36.2 miles (58.3 km) between Nahma Junction in Delta County and the Munising area in Alger County. The highway is also signed as Federal Forest Highway 13 (FFH-13), a Federal Forest Highway between Nahma Junction and Wetmore. The roadway runs through rural national forest lands providing access to several campgrounds and parks. The area contains several lakes as well. The Forest Highway System dates back to the 1920s, and an earthen roadway was present along the route of FFH-13 by the 1930s. It was paved by the late 1940s and added to the county-designated highway system in the 1970s. A section of H-13 in Alger County originally continued north to Miners Castle, but the roadway designation was truncated in the first decade of the 21st century.

Route description[edit]

H-13/FFH-13 starts at an intersection with US Highway 2 (US 2) west of Moss Lake.[2] The roadway runs north crossing a line of the Canadian National Railway.[3] It heads through the Hiawatha National Forest,[4] running parallel to the Sturgeon River. H-13/FFH-13 crosses the river near the Flowing Well National Forest Campground on a T-beam bridge built in 1941.[2][5][6] The road meanders from there northeasterly through rural Delta County forests, passing to the west of Dana and Skeels lakes and crossing several small streams. It crosses into the southeastern corner of Alger County near Straits Lake. The road continues northeasterly and then meanders back and forth along the Alger–Schoolcraft county line in an area dotted with several lakes.[2][5]

H-13/FFH-13 during the winter

H-13/FFH-13 crosses east into Schoolcraft County completely and provides access to the Pete's Lake National Forest Campground near the lake of the same name. The road shifts back westerly to follow the county line near the Widewaters National Forest Campground; from here north the forest highway will follow the county line north to the northwestern corner of Schoolcraft County. Along the way, H-13 meets the southern terminus of the unsigned H-09. Once the road crosses back into Alger County completely, it provides access to Wagner Falls State Park and passes Hanley Field, a private airport south of Wetmore.[2][5] The forest highway crosses another branch of the Canadian National Railway[3] south of the junction with M-28/M-94 in Wetmore. At that junction, the FFH-13 designation ends and H-13 continues north as a gravel surface along Connors Road through Munising Township. The county road ends at the intersection with H-58 (Munising–Van Meer–Shingleton Road) in the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.[2][5] As a county-designated highway, H-13 is maintained by the county road commissions of Delta, Alger and Schoolcraft counties (DCRC, ACRC and SCRC respectively) with support for the FFH-13 segment as part of the Forest Highway System that is funded and administered by the United States Forest Service and the Federal Highway Administration.[7] H-13/FFH-13 forms a major north-south artery for the Hiawatha National Forest.[8]

History[edit]

The Forest Highway System was created by the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1921.[9] An earthen road was present along the route of H-13 by the middle of 1936.[10] Later that year, the segment along the Alger–Schoolcraft county line was built as a gravel road, and Miners Castle Road was upgraded to gravel as well.[10][11] Additional segments were under construction in 1940 in Delta County and south of Wetmore.[12] During World War II, the gravel surface was downgraded to earth along Miners Castle Road.[13] The rest of the modern H-13 was paved in 1948 or 1949.[14][15]

The county-designated highway system was created around October 5, 1970, when the state approved the system.[16] The H-13 designation debuted in 1972 between Nahma Junction and H-58; H-13 turned east and ran concurrently with H-58 before turning north on Miners Castle Road.[17][18] The northernmost segment was paved in 1987, completing the paving along the entire route.[19][20] The H-58 concurrency was removed in 2004 when the northern segment of H-13 along Miners Castle Road was redesignated H-11; at the same time, the segment north of M-28/M-94 was reverted to a gravel surface.[21][22]

Major intersections[edit]

CountyLocationmi[23]kmDestinationsNotes
DeltaNahma Junction0.0000.000 US 2 – Escanaba, Manistique
Alger
 No major junctions
Schoolcraft
 No major junctions
Alger–
Schoolcraft		Munising Township–
Hiawatha Township		26.21142.183
 H-09 north		H-09 is unsigned
AlgerWetmore33.57254.029 M-28 / M-94 – Munising, NewberryNorthern end of FFH-13 signage
Munising Township36.19258.245 H-58 – Munising, Grand Marais
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Forest Road 23". Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e State Transportation Map (Map). 1 in:15 mi / 1 cm:9 km. Michigan Department of Transportation. 2011. § C7–D7.
  3. ^ a b Michigan's Railroad System (PDF) (Map). Michigan Department of Transportation. 2011. Retrieved February 1, 2011. {{cite map}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  4. ^ The Road Atlas (Map). 1 in:20 mi. Cartography by Rand McNally. Rand McNally. 2008. p. 50. § C3–F3. ISBN 0-528-93981-5.
  5. ^ a b c d Google (April 20, 2012). "Overview Map of H-13/FFH-13" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
  6. ^ "NBI Structure Number: 000000000002140". National Bridge Inventory. nationalbridges.com. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
  7. ^ Office of Federal Lands Highway. "Forest Highways Fact Sheet" (PDF). Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved July 28, 2010.
  8. ^ Staff. "Federal Forest Highway 13". Munising.com. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
  9. ^ Office of Federal Lands Highway (December 18, 2009). "Forest Highways". Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved July 28, 2010.
  10. ^ a b 1936 Official Michigan Highway Map (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally. Michigan State Highway Department. June 1, 1936. § C7–D7. {{cite map}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  11. ^ 1936/7 Official Michigan Highway Map (Map) (Winter ed.). Cartography by Rand McNally. Michigan State Highway Department. December 15, 1936. § C7–D7. {{cite map}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  12. ^ 1940 Official Michigan Highway Map (Map) (Summer ed.). Cartography by Rand McNally. Michigan State Highway Department. April 15, 1940. {{cite map}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  13. ^ Official Highway Map of Michigan (Map). Michigan State Highway Department. October 1, 1945. § C7. {{cite map}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  14. ^ 1948 Official Highway Map (Map). Michigan State Highway Department. July 1, 1948. § C7–D7. {{cite map}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  15. ^ Michigan Official Highway Map (Map). Michigan State Highway Department. July 1, 1949. § C7–D7. {{cite map}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  16. ^ "County Primary Road Marking System Okayed". Holland Evening Sentinel. October 5, 1970. p. 6.
  17. ^ Official Highway Map (Map). 1 in:14.5 mi. Michigan Department of State Highways. 1972. § C7–D7.
  18. ^ Official Highway Map (Map). 1 in:14.5 mi. Michigan Department of State Highways. 1973. § C7–D7.
  19. ^ Official Transportation Map (Map). 1 in:14.5 mi / 1 in:23 km. Michigan Department of Transportation. 1987. § C7.
  20. ^ Department of Transportation Map (Map). 1 in:14.5 mi / 1 in:23 km. Michigan Department of Transportation. 1988. § C7.
  21. ^ Official Department of Transportation Map (Map) (2003–04 ed.). 1 in:15 mi / 1 cm:9 km. Michigan Department of Transportation. 2004. § C7.
  22. ^ Official Department of Transportation Map (Map). 1 in:15 mi / 1 cm:9 km. Michigan Department of Transportation. 2005. § C7.
  23. ^ Cite error: The named reference PRFA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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Silver Star Mountain
Summit of Silver Star with Mount St. Helens in the background
Highest point
Elevation4,364 ft (1,330 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence1,480 ft (450 m)[2]
Coordinates45°44′51.8″N 122°14′20.5″W / 45.747722°N 122.239028°W / 45.747722; -122.239028[1]
Geography
LocationSkamania County, Washington, U.S.
Parent rangeCascade Range
Topo mapUSGS Bobs Mountain
Geology
Volcanic arcCascade Volcanic Arc

Silver Star Scenic Area is a United States Forest Service designated scenic area located in Washington’s Cascade Mountains. It is between Mount St. Helens to the north and Mount Hood to the southeast and contains Silver Star along with several smaller subsidary peaks. [3]

Details[edit]

The volcanic peaks of 10,497 feet (3,199 m) Mount Jefferson and 7,215 ft (2,199 m) Olallie Butte, both located on the border of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, overlook the area from the south and north. There are some meadows and marshes, with Olallie Meadow at 100 acres (40 ha) being the largest, and home to a former ranger station.[3] Olallie Lake Guard Station is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is near the west end of Olallie Lake.

Recreation includes camping at Forest Service improved campgrounds, cabins and yurts at the Olallie Lake Resort.[4] The use of motor boats is prohibited on the snow melt fed alpine lakes by state law;[5] the Olallie Resort has paddle boats and rowboats for rent. Access is via Forest Road 46 to Forest Road 4690 to Forest Road 4220 or from Forest Road 42 to Forest Road 4220. These roads are closed in the winter. The last few miles of Forest Road 4220 are gravel. The Scenic Area has seven campgrounds, Olallie Meadows, Camp Ten, Paul Dennis, Peninsula, Lower Lake, Horseshoe Lake, and Triangle Lake Equestrian.

Silver Star Mountain[edit]

Silver Star Mountain is an extinct volcano in the southwestern Cascade Mountains in the U.S. state of Washington, named for the pattern of five prominent ridges that radiate from the summit in the shape of a star. The two peaks of the mountain dominate the horizon east of Vancouver, Washington. The mountain is the focus of the Silver Star Scenic Area. In September 1902 Silver Star Mountain was the center of the Yacolt Burn, the largest fire in Washington history, which took 38 lives and burned over 238,000 acres (963 km2) The smoke was so thick that street lights glowed at noon in Seattle 160 miles (260 km) away.

With the loss of vegetative ground cover, a series of rockslides occurred on the slopes of Silver Star Mountain and neighboring uplands that also were affected by the fire. The result is a landscape that has resisted natural reforestation for more than a century. Wildflowers and other species of flora that thrive above the timberline, elsewhere in Washington, are found here despite the altitude being 2,000 feet (600 m) lower than the timberline usually is in the region.

Silver Star Mountain is the center of a pluton of magma that was injected into the area 20 million years ago and cooled to solid rock under the surface, producing small deposits of gold, zinc, copper, zeolites, quartz and calcite. Small abandoned gold mines can be found in creek bottoms throughout the area. E.A. Dole, an early settler, struck silver on the mountain in 1874. He named the mine Silver Star Quartz Ledge. The ore gathered was assayed at 41.17 silver and 63.72 lead per ton.[6]

The higher north peak was once the site of a fire lookout. There is an unobstructed 360 degree view of the entire Portland, Oregon, metropolitan area, as well as views of the Columbia River Gorge, the Pacific Coast Range, Mount Saint Helens, Mount Rainier, Mount Adams, Mount Hood, and Mount Jefferson.

The area is accessed from the west by a trailhead on County Grade Road 1200 at Grouse Creek Vista, which is a pass between Silver Star Mountain and Larch Mountain. Forest Road 4109 scales the northern ridge to a trailhead 1.9 miles (3.1 km) from the summit.

The highest point in Clark County, Washington, is Sturgeon Rock, a basalt outcrop that lies on the county line just west of the Silver Star summit. For many years an error on United States Geological Survey topographical maps has misnamed a broad wooded peak lower on the ridge near the Tarbell Trail as Sturgeon Rock.

Lakes[edit]

Olallie Lake Resort's boat dock

Located in Jefferson and Marion counties at 4,500 feet (1,400 m) above sea level the area is home to over 200 lakes in the Scenic Area that lies in the shadow of Olallie Butte.[3] The largest of these lakes is the namesake Olallie Lake that has a 3.9 miles (6.3 km) shoreline.[3] The lake sits at 4,900 feet (1,500 m) and is 240 acres (0.97 km2) in size and has a maximum depth of 43 feet (13 m).[3][7] The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife stocks the lake with both Rainbow trout and Brook trout.[7] Mill Creek on the eastern shore is the only outflow, and once had a small dam to help keep water levels constant.[3] Other lakes include Triangle, Lower, First, Head, Horse Shoe, Spoon, Surprise, Fish, Giffords, View, Top, Fork, Upper, Timber, Red, Averil, Wall, Sheep, and countless more.[3]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Silver Star Mountain LO". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
  2. ^ "Silver Star Mountain, Washington". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Cite error: The named reference atlas was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Olallie Lake Resort - Oregon's High Mountain Getaway. Olallie Lake Resort. Retrieved on February 23, 2008.
  5. ^ O.R.S. 830.180
  6. ^ Jolotta, Pat. Naming Clark County. Vancouver: Fort Vancouver Historical Society, 1993. p.50.
  7. ^ a b Lakes of the Mt Hood National Forest. United States Forest Service. Retrieved on February 23, 2008.

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