Source profile variation
- Dataset approach to base miles
- 1.24854719
- Dataset out and back miles
- 3.1659347
- Dataset trailhead to summit approach miles
- 1.58296735
- Nps published base one way miles
- 1.2
- Nps published summit round trip miles
- 4
- Resolution
- preserve both; do not infer which rim or crater circulation accounts for the difference
Evidence and sources (2)
Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details
The official USGS Topo Vector trail layer connects the NPS Cinder Cone trailhead coordinate to the cone base with one Nobles Emigrant Trail feature and one Butte Lake To Snag Lake Trail feature, then connects the base to the summit approach with one Cinder Cone Trail feature. Twenty-two additional Cinder Cone Trail features form branched rim, crater, and other-side topology whose visitor roles are not uniquely named in the dataset. Dataset publication warns that temporal changes may have occurred.
Observation details · Source details · Original source: U.S. Geological Survey
Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details
NPS describes a 2.4-mile round trip to the cone base and a four-mile round trip to the summit. At 1.2 miles the trail reaches a fork at the base; hikers take the left/south trail, circle toward the south side, and continue to the top. An additional separate trail continues into the crater. The trailhead is near the Butte Lake boat ramp, and current access and trail conditions require recheck.
Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service