Rustler Peak
{{Short description|Summit and shield volcano in Oregon, US}}
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Rustler Peak is a summit and volcano in the U.S. state of Oregon.{{GNIS|1148863|name=Rustler Peak}} The elevation is {{convert|6214|ft}}.
{{Infobox mountain
| elevation_ft = 6214
| location = Jackson County, Oregon
| type = Shield volcano,{{cite web | url=https://www.craterlakeinstitute.com/research-at-crater-lake/geology/historic-geology/geology-howell-williams-1942/10-05/ | title=15 the High Cascades Between Mounts Shasta and Mazama – the Volcanic Cones | date=September 21, 2015 }} stratovolcano{{cite web | url=https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2015NC/webprogram/Paper256084.html | title=Abstract: THE VOLCANIC HISTORY AND MAGMATIC EVOLUTION AT RUSTLER PEAK, OR - A COMPARISON BETWEEN CENTRAL AND PARASITIC CONES (North-Central Section - 49th Annual Meeting (19-20 May 2015)) }}
| volcanic_arc = Cascade Volcanic Arc
| age = Pliocene,{{cite web | url=https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2015NC/webprogram/Paper256084.html | title=Abstract: THE VOLCANIC HISTORY AND MAGMATIC EVOLUTION AT RUSTLER PEAK, OR - A COMPARISON BETWEEN CENTRAL AND PARASITIC CONES (North-Central Section - 49th Annual Meeting (19-20 May 2015)) }} Pleistocene{{cite web | url=https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2015NC/webprogram/Paper256084.html | title=Abstract: THE VOLCANIC HISTORY AND MAGMATIC EVOLUTION AT RUSTLER PEAK, OR - A COMPARISON BETWEEN CENTRAL AND PARASITIC CONES (North-Central Section - 49th Annual Meeting (19-20 May 2015)) }}
| last_eruption = Pleistocene
}}
Rustler Peak was named for the fact cattle rustlers once operated in the area.{{cite web | url=http://www.rvgslibrary.org/Land/PlaceNames.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004051259/http://www.rvgslibrary.org/Land/PlaceNames.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=4 October 2018 | title=Jackson County Place Names Database | publisher=Jackson County Genealogy Library | accessdate=29 May 2019}}
Geology
Rustler Peak is considered a shield volcano,{{cite web | url=https://www.craterlakeinstitute.com/research-at-crater-lake/geology/historic-geology/geology-howell-williams-1942/10-05/ | title=15 the High Cascades Between Mounts Shasta and Mazama – the Volcanic Cones | date=September 21, 2015 }} as well as a stratovolcano.{{cite web | url=https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2015NC/webprogram/Paper256084.html | title=Abstract: THE VOLCANIC HISTORY AND MAGMATIC EVOLUTION AT RUSTLER PEAK, OR - A COMPARISON BETWEEN CENTRAL AND PARASITIC CONES (North-Central Section - 49th Annual Meeting (19-20 May 2015)) }} It is an extinct volcano.
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{{coord|42|37|09|N|122|20|53|W|region:US-OR_source:GNIS_type:mountain|display=title}}
Category:Mountains of Jackson County, Oregon
Category:Stratovolcanoes of Oregon
Category:Pleistocene shield volcanoes
Category:Pliocene shield volcanoes
Category:Pleistocene stratovolcanoes
Category:Pliocene stratovolcanoes
Category:Extinct volcanoes of the United States
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