The Boring Lava Field is a series of volcanic features in and around Portland, and some of the most notable are also some of the easiest to access. Jamie Hale/The Oregonian Mount Tabor What does a ...

During the Pleistocene era, much of Oregon was a covered with pulsing rivers of lava which formed what is known today as the Boring Lava Field (don’t know what’s “boring” about that).

Known as the East Buttes, the old cinder cones are part of the much larger Boring Lava Field, which includes Mount Tabor, Powell Butte and Rocky Butte in Portland, extending south past Oregon City ...

Tabor district. Built atop an extinct volcanic cinder cone from the Boring Lava Field, dormant for about 300,000 years, this forested haven rises 635 feet above sea level, delivering incredible ...

Actually, that’s exactly what Mount Tabor is — a little volcanic cinder cone from the surrounding Boring Lava Field that’s been extinct for about 300,000 years. This little feature makes ...