Mount Scott (Clackamas County, Oregon) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Mount Scott
Southeast slope of Mount Scott, with the city of Happy Valley
Highest point
Elevation	1,091 ft (333 m) NAVD 88
Prominence	745 ft (227 m)
Geography
Mount Scott Location in Oregon
Parent range	Cascade Range
Topo map	USGS Gladstone
Geology
Volcanic arc/belt	Boring Lava Field
Last eruption	500,000 years ago

Mount Scott is a volcanic cinder cone with its summit in Clackamas County, Oregon. The summit rises to an elevation of 1,091 feet (333 m). It is part of the Boring Lava Field, a zone of ancient volcanic activity in the area around Portland, and was named for Harvey W. Scott, a 19th and 20th century editor of The Oregonian newspaper.

Mt. Scott was home to a "perpetual" cross burning by Oregon's Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s. Automotive parades of hooded Klan members were common in Southeast Portland.

The mountain is developed, with most of its southern flank within the city of Happy Valley, Oregon. The Willamette National Cemetery is located on the northeastern slope of the mountain, which is partially in Multnomah County.