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Line 53: Powell Butte hosts the Powell Butte Nature Park, which encompasses an area of about {{convert\|612\|acre\|km2}}.<ref name=portlandparks>{{ cite web\| url = http://www.portlandonline.com/parks/finder/index.cfm?action=ViewPark&PropertyID=528\| title = Powell Butte Nature Park\| publisher = [[Portland Parks & Recreation]]\| accessdate = January 29, 2019 }}</ref> The nature park was established by Portland city government in 1987 and opened to the public in 1990 and is maintained by [[Portland Parks & Recreation]]; it currently includes a natural area, trails for biking, [[Equestrianism\|horseback riding]], and hiking. The Friends of Powell Butte is an organization, formed in 1990,<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://friendsofpowellbutte.org/about-us/\|title=About Us\|publisher=Friends of Powell Butte\|date=2019\|accessdate=January 30, 2019}}</ref> which is focused on protecting the resources of the nature park. It meets monthly to implement park planning and improvement and gather citizen input.<ref name=portlandparks/> Within the Boring Lava Field, [[Mount Tabor ~~(Oregon)\|Mount Tabor]]~~ and Powell Butte are better known for their recreational uses than other cones.<ref name=live>{{cite news\|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/travel/index.ssf/2017/10/a_hidden_hike_among_greshams_v.html\|title=A hidden hike among Gresham's volcanoes\|date=October 3, 2017\|accessdate=October 2, 2018\|work=[[OregonLive.com]]\|publisher=Oregonian Media Group\|last=Hale\|first=J.}}</ref> Powell Butte Nature Park offers {{convert\|9\|mi\|km}} of trails,<ref name=asla>{{cite web\|url=https://www.asla.org/Portland/site.aspx?id=44389\|title=Powell Butte Nature Park\|work=The Landscape Architect’s Guide to Portland, Oregon\|publisher=[[American Society of Landscape Architects]]\|date=2018\|last=Faha\|first=M.\|accessdate=October 3, 2018}}</ref> with many formal and informal paths.{{sfn\|Bishop\|Allen\|2004\|p=92}} The top of the butte also offers views of [[Mount Adams (Washington)\|Mount Adams]], [[Mount Hood]], [[Mount Jefferson (Oregon)\|Mount Jefferson]], and [[Mount St. Helens]].<ref name=cvo/> == References ==

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