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Mount Talbert
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Highest point
Elevation 740+ ft (226+ m)  NGVD 29
Prominence 410 ft (120 m)
Geography
Mount Talbert is located in Oregon
Mount Talbert
Mount Talbert
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 Talbert is a volcanic cinder cone in Clackamas County, Oregon. It is part of the Boring Lava Field, a zone of ancient volcanic activity in the area around Portland. Its summit rises to an elevation of 740+ feet (226+ m).

The butte remains undeveloped and is the location of a nature park of the same name which is managed by North Clackamas Parks & Recreation District. The park has 4.2 miles of hiking trails, including Park Loop, Summit and West Ridge Trail, along which there are several instructive signs about the area's natural resources. In 2005 the recreation district began promoting regrowth of more fire resistant white oak by girdling and removing Douglas firs, which impede the growth of the oaks by shading out the sun.

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