Blue Lake Crater

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Coordinates: 44°24′40″N 121°46′26″W / 44.411, -121.774

Blue Lake Crater[1]

Elevation 4,035 feet (1,230 m)
Location Jefferson County, Oregon, USA
Range Cascade Range
Coordinates 44°24′40″N 121°46′26″W / 44.411, -121.774
Topo map USGS Three Fingered Jack
Type Maar
Volcanic arc/belt Cascade Volcanic Arc
Age of rock Holocene
Last eruption 680 AD ± 200 years

Blue Lake Crater is a maar in Oregon, United States. It consists of three overlapping craters, which are filled by the waters of Blue Lake.[1]

[edit] See also

  • List of volcanoes in the United States of America
  • Cascade Volcanoes

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program: Blue Lake Crater
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Categories: Oregon geography stubs | Jefferson County, Oregon | Cascade Range | Cascade Volcanoes | Volcanoes of Oregon | Subduction volcanoes | Maar volcanoes | Crater lakes
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