Named places of Oregon and Washington, from the federal register

Lava Butte

Lava Butte is a summit in Skamania County, Washington, recorded in the federal Geographic Names Information System as feature 1521943. It sits at 772.6 metres above sea level.

Federal profile, 2026

Everything below is the federal record for this place, with each value's source named.

NameLava Butte
GNIS feature ID1521943
Kind of placeSummit
StateWashington
CountySkamania
Latitude45.95237
Longitude-121.92221
USGS topographic mapTermination Point
First recorded09/10/1979
Elevationcalculated772.6 mUSGS EPQS point lookup at the primary coordinate
Elevation (feet)calculated2535 ftelevation_m * 3.28084

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Questions

Where is Lava Butte?

In Skamania County, Washington, at 45.95237, -121.92221. The USGS records it on the Termination Point topographic map.

How high is Lava Butte?

772.6 metres (2535 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