Most of the volcanoes in Oregon's High Cascades are dormant, but a few of them are extinct. The extinct ones are not hard to spot at they weather down to their more resistant volcanic necks-the part of a volcano where the basaltic lava oozes out, and the rhyolitic or andesitic rock blasts out. One of these extinct volcanoes is Mount Washington, between the North Sister and 3-Finger Jack. South of Mt. Washington, along Hwy 242, is the Dee Wright Observatory and trails for those who want to hike through the lava fields. Nearby is a trail head for the Pacific Crest Trail, which takes hikers and backpackers around the southwest side of Mt. Washington.
From Pilot Butte in Bend, you can see Mt. Bachelor (the pointed peak with snow on it)
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