Lava Butte
Lava Butte is a summit in Malheur County, Oregon, recorded in the federal Geographic Names Information System as feature 1122990. It sits at 1442.5 metres above sea level.
Federal profile, 2026
Everything below is the federal record for this place, with each value's source named.
| Name | Lava Butte |
|---|---|
| GNIS feature ID | 1122990 |
| Kind of place | Summit |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Malheur |
| Latitude | 43.00166 |
| Longitude | -117.42217 |
| USGS topographic map | Jordan Craters South |
| First recorded | 11/28/1980 |
| Elevationcalculated | 1442.5 mUSGS EPQS point lookup at the primary coordinate |
| Elevation (feet)calculated | 4733 ftelevation_m * 3.28084 |
Other summits
Other places in Malheur County
Questions
Where is Lava Butte?
In Malheur County, Oregon, at 43.00166, -117.42217. The USGS records it on the Jordan Craters South topographic map.
How high is Lava Butte?
1442.5 metres (4733 feet), read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate.
What kind of place is Lava Butte?
The U.S. Geological Survey classifies it as a summit in the Geographic Names Information System.
Where does this information come from?
The Geographic Names Information System, published by the U.S. Geological Survey, with elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Both are works of the United States government and are not subject to copyright in the United States.
Method and sources
The name, class, county and coordinates come from the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System, the federal register of place names. Elevation is read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate. Values shown as calculated are arithmetic over those fields and are not separate measurements. Nothing on this page describes what the place is like to visit: no one writing it has been there, and the federal record does not say.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Domestic Names, 2026
- USGS 3DEP Elevation Point Query Service