Mount Bailey is a relatively young tephra cone and shield volcano in the Cascade Range located opposite Mount Thielsen from Diamond Lake in southern Oregon, United States. Bailey consists of a 2,000 feet (610 m) high main cone on top of an old basaltic andesite shield volcano. With a volume of 8 to 9 km (1.9 to 2.2 cu mi), Mount Bailey is slightly smaller than its neighbor Diamond Peak.
Mount Bailey has become well known in the Pacific Northwest ...
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Mount Bailey is a relatively young tephra cone and shield volcano in the Cascade Range located opposite Mount Thielsen from Diamond Lake in southern Oregon, United States. Bailey consists of a 2,000 feet (610 m) high main cone on top of an old basaltic andesite shield volcano. With a volume of 8 to 9 km (1.9 to 2.2 cu mi), Mount Bailey is slightly smaller than its neighbor Diamond Peak.
Mount Bailey has become well known in the Pacific Northwest region as a haven for "snowcat skiing" in the winter months. Instead of a conventional chairlift, snowcats—treaded, tractor-like vehicles that can ascend Bailey's steep, snow-covered slopes—carry skiers to the higher reaches of the mountain. In the summer months, a 5-mile (8 km) hiking trail gives foot access to Bailey's summit.
Native Americans are credited with the first ascents of Bailey. It was considered a sacred place to them and a source of medicine (healing) where spiritual leaders would hold feasts and prayer vigils on the summit.
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