ancil nance photographs

Peterson Butte Hike 1/1/16

Peterson Butte

Peterson Butte

Historically, the Willamette Valley forests were mostly an oak savanna, tall grasslands with scattered Garry oaks (Quercus garryana), and groves of coast Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii subsp. menziesii). The river floodplains contained extensive wetlands, stands of willow, alder, and cottonwood, and gallery forests.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willamette_Valley_%28ecoregion%29

Peterson Butte

Peterson Butte

Peterson Butte

Peterson Butte

Peterson Butte

Peterson Butte

Heading back down from 1430' summit (car is at 300')

Peterson Butte

Peterson Butte

Peterson Butte

Peterson Butte

Peterson Butte is on the east side of the Willamette Valley, near Lebanon and this view looks west to Marys Peak in the Coast Range.

Peterson Butte

Peterson Butte

Peterson Butte

Peterson Butte

Peterson Butte