Well, the main point is Mount Tabor, the dormant volcanic cinder cone near Southeast Portland (see what we did there?). Portland is one of only three cities in the continental United States with an extinct volcano inside its boundariesJackson, Mississippi and Bend, Oregon being the other two. Mount Tabor was named after a 575 m (1,886 feet) mountain in Lower Galilee, the Jezreel Valley, Israel. Portland’s Mount Tabor is not quite as tall, measuring in at 194 m (636 feet). However, it is still quite prominent in the Oregon landscape (we’re just full of puns today, aren’t we?).The Tabor Cone is part of the Boring Lava Field, which extends from Boring, Oregon to southwest Washington. A 196-acre city park surrounds the volcano, also serving as part of the neighborhood that surrounds the cone. Historically, this was a rural farming community, dating back to the 1850s. In 1861, pioneer and missionary Chauncey Hosford purchased 200 acres at the summit of Mount Tabor, showcasing some of the first development interest in the community.Between 1894 and 1911, the Mount Tabor reservoirs were constructedthese reservoirs show off an impressive amount of artistic skill, incorporating reinforced concrete and artificial stone, and are well worth the trip for interested tourists. During this time, the community of Mount Tabor became an official part of Portland (in 1905). It wasn’t until 1974, however, that Mount Tabor became a city-recognized neighborhood.During your walk around Mount Tabor Park, you should be able to see the large bronze statue of The Oregonian editor Harvey W. Scott, dedicated in 1933. Warner Pacific College, an urban Christian liberal arts college, was founded in 1937 on the southern slope of the mountain. The school is small, with a student to faculty ratio of 14:1. Western Seminary, a non-denominational evangelical seminary, is located on the western slope.The neighborhood of Mount Tabor had a recorded population of 10,037 in 2000, with a density of 2,424/km, and covered 4.14 km. For those looking to see another side of Portland, Mount Tabor is definitely worth a trip.