Silver Star Mountain is an extinct volcano in the southwestern Cascade Mountains in the U.S. state of Washington, named for the pattern of five prominent ridges that radiate from the summit in the shape of a star. At an elevation of 4,390 feet, the two peaks of the mountain dominate the horizon east of Vancouver, Washington. In September 1902 Silver Star Mountain was the center of the Yacolt Burn, the largest fire in Washington history, which took 38 lives and burned over 238,000 acres (the smoke was so thick that street lights glowed at noon in Seattle 160 miles away). Mount Adams in Washington state The Cascade Range is a mountainous region famous for its chain of tall volcanos called the High Cascades that run north-south along the west coast of North America from British Columbia to the Shasta Cascade area of northern California. ... A state of the United States (U.S. state) is any one of the fifty states, four of which officially favor the term commonwealth which, along with the District of Columbia, form the United States of America. ... Official language(s) None Capital Olympia Largest city Seattle Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 18th 184,824 km² 385 km 580 km 6. ... City of Vancouver Logo Vancouver, Washington is a city on the north shore of the Columbia River, in the state of Washington, USA. It is the county seat of Clark County. ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Yacolt Burn was the worst forest fire in the history of Washington State. ... City nickname Emerald City City bird Great Blue Heron City flower Dahlia City mottos The City of Flowers The City of Goodwill City song Seattle, the Peerless City Mayor Greg Nickels County King County Area   - Total   - Land   - Water   - % water 369. ...

With the loss of vegetative ground cover, a series of rockslides occurred on the slopes of Silver Star Mountain and neighboring uplands that were also affected by the fire. The result is a landscape that has resisted natural reforestation for more than a century. Wildflowers and other species of flora that thrive above the timberline elsewhere in Washington are found here despite the altitude being 2,000 feet lower than the timberline usually is in the region. Categories: Stub | Flowers ...

Silver Star Mountain is the center of a pluton of magma that was injected into the area 20 million years ago and cooled to solid rock under the surface, producing small deposits of gold, zinc, copper, zeolites, quartz and calcite. Small abandoned gold mines are found in creek bottoms throughout the area. Pluton redirects here. ... General Name, Symbol, Number gold, Au, 79 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 6, d Appearance metallic yellow Atomic mass 196. ... General Name, Symbol, Number zinc, Zn, 30 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 12, 4, d Appearance bluish pale gray Atomic mass 65. ... General Name, Symbol, Number copper, Cu, 29 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 4, d Appearance metallic brown Atomic mass 63. ... Categories: Silicate minerals | Mineral stubs ... Quartz is amongst one of the most common minerals in the Earths continental crust. ... SAM WAS HERE!!!!!!!!!! Doubly refracting Calcite from Iceberg claim, Dixon, New Mexico. ...

The higher north peak was once the site of a fire lookout. There is an unobstructed 360 degree view of the entire Portland, Oregon metropolitan area, as well as views of the Columbia River Gorge, the Pacific Coast Range, Mount Saint Helens, Mount Rainier, Mount Adams, Mount Hood, and Mount Jefferson. An archaelogical site with Native American artifacts is found a short walk south from the summit area. A USFS fire lookout on Bald Mountain in Butte County, California. ... Nickname: City of Roses, Stumptown, Bridgetown Official website: http://www. ... The Columbia River Gorge is a spectacular canyon of the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. ... The Pacific Coast Ranges are the series of mountain ranges that stretch along west coast of North America from Alaska to Mexico. ... Mount St. ... Mount Rainier is a stratovolcano located 54 miles (87 km) southeast of Seattle, Washington, in the United States. ... This article is about Mount Adams in Washington. ... Mount Hood is an active stratovolcano in northern Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. ... Mount Jefferson can refer to: This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... An Atsina named Assiniboin Boy Photo by Edward S. Curtis. ...

The area is accessed from the west by a trailhead on Forest Road 1200 at Grouse Creek Vista, which is a pass between Silver Star Mountain and Larch Mountain. Forest Road 4109 scales the northern ridge to a trailhead 1.9 miles from the summit. Larch Mountain is the name of two neighboring extinct volcanoes in the Portland, Oregon area. ...

The highest point in Clark County, Washington is Sturgeon Rock, a basalt outcrop that lies on the county line just west of the Silver Star summit. For many years an error on United States Geological Survey topographical maps has misnamed a broad wooded peak lower on the ridge near the Tarbell Trail as Sturgeon Rock. Clark County is a county located in the southwestern part of the state of Washington, across the Columbia River from Portland, Oregon. ... Basalt Basalt is a common gray to black volcanic rock. ... The United States Geological Survey (USGS) is a scientific agency of the United States government. ... Topography, a term in geography, has come to refer to the lay of the land, or the physiogeographic characteristics of land in terms of elevation, slope, and orientation. ... MAPS could refer to: Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies Mail Abuse Prevention System Multi-jurisdictional Automated Preclearance System This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

External links

• Silver Star Trail Map
• Silver Star Trail #180

Source

Washington State Department of Natural Resources. Yacolt Burn State Forest Map (notes on reverse), 1991