Mount Scott, Volcanic cinder cone in Happy Valley, Oregon, United States

Mount Scott is a volcanic cinder cone whose summit lies in Clackamas County, Oregon, reaching 1,091 feet (333 m). It belongs to the Boring Lava Field, a zone of ancient volcanism around Portland. Most of its southern flank sits within the city of Happy Valley, and the Willamette National Cemetery occupies part of its northeastern slope.

Mount Scott is a cinder cone of the Boring Lava Field, a zone of ancient volcanism around Portland. It was named for Harvey W. Scott, editor of The Oregonian in the 19th and 20th centuries, who owned 335 acres on its north and west slopes. In the 1920s the hill hosted a "perpetual" cross burning by Oregon's Ku Klux Klan.

The cone is named for Harvey W. Scott, editor of The Oregonian in the 19th and 20th centuries, who owned 335 acres on its north and west slopes. In the 1920s the hill hosted a "perpetual" cross burning by Oregon's Ku Klux Klan, and parades of hooded Klan members were common in Southeast Portland.

The summit lies in Clackamas County, with most of the southern flank inside the city limits of Happy Valley. The Willamette National Cemetery occupies the northeastern slope, and that part of the hill falls in Multnomah County. The cone is developed with housing, so access to the top runs through residential streets.

The summit lies in Clackamas County, but the cone's northeastern slope falls in Multnomah County, where the Willamette National Cemetery occupies that flank. The hill was named for Harvey W. Scott, editor of The Oregonian, who owned 335 acres on its north and west slopes.