Big Hole (Oregon)
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| Big Hole | |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4750 ft |
| Location | Lane County, Oregon, USA |
| Range | Cascade Range |
| Coordinates | |
| Type | maar |
| Last eruption | Possibly 20,000 years ago[1] |
Big Hole is a large maar (explosion crater) in the Fort Rock Basin of Lake County, central Oregon, northeast of Crater Lake, near Oregon Route 31. It is approximately 6000 ft (1820 m) across and 300 feet (91 m) deep.[2]
It is close to another smaller, but better condition maar crater, Hole-in-the-Ground.
[edit] References
- ^ Some Aspects of the Eruption Mechanism of the Big Hole Maar, Central Oregon (1970-01-14). Retrieved on 2007-08-30.
- ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur [1928] (2003). Oregon Geographic Names, Seventh Edition, Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN 0-87595-277-1 (trade paperback), ISBN 0-87595-278-X (hardcover).
[edit] External links
- Big Hole (Oregon) is at coordinates Coordinates:
- CVO Menu - Fort Rock and Vicinity, Oregon. USGS/Cascades Volcano Observatory (2002-03-06). Retrieved on 2008-04-29.
- Heiken, G. H.; R. V. Fisher and N. V. Peterson (1981). "A Field Trip to the Maar Volcanoes of the Fort Rock - Christmas Lake Valley Basin, Oregon". Geological Survey Circular (838). United States Geological Survey.
