Basalt plug on NF 6340

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BClick
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Basalt plug on NF 6340

Post by BClick » July 14th, 2021, 10:14 pm

Hey folks, I spotted this basalt pillar along NF 6340 in Mt Hood NF above the Collawash last summer. It's located at 44.95284, -122.05632 and you can see it on satellite view.

It's a pretty striking formation, so I've been wondering - does it have a name? I haven't seen one on any maps.

(Yes, I do want to go back and get another picture without those tree branches ruining the silhouette.)

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bobcat
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Re: Basalt plug on NF 6340

Post by bobcat » July 15th, 2021, 7:20 am

Its "official" name is Penis Rock.

Near the Dickey Creek Trailhead? Glad someone is going in to Bull of the Woods.

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Re: Basalt plug on NF 6340

Post by Waffle Stomper » July 15th, 2021, 9:45 am

bobcat wrote:
July 15th, 2021, 7:20 am
Its "official" name is Penis Rock.

Near the Dickey Creek Trailhead? Glad someone is going in to Bull of the Woods.
As soon as I saw that I expected some cocky comments. :lol:
"When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe." - John Muir

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