Mountain View Monday #11

Even though the Spirit Mountain Casino near the town of Grand Ronde, Oregon is one of the most visited places in Oregon, few people know why the casino was given this name. The name, as it turns out, originates from a 1,776-foot mountain just three miles north of Grande Ronde. Although this mountain is nowhere near the largest in the Oregon Coast, and looks more like a large hill, it is still called a mountain nonetheless. This mountain, along with others like it in the Coast Range most likely was formed by the folding of underlying bedrock and perhaps has some basalt sills or dikes cutting through it. Portions of it are harvested for timber; and, as you can see in the photo below, are burned after the section of forest has been clear-cut. After the burn, two trees will be planted for every tree that was harvested.