Blue Lake Crater

      Blue Lake Crater
      Blue Lake Crater LeeSiebert 081080.jpg
      Location Jefferson County, Oregon, USA
      Coordinates 44°24′45″N 121°46′11″W / 44.4126174°N 121.7697778°W / 44.4126174; -121.7697778Coordinates: 44°24′45″N 121°46′11″W / 44.4126174°N 121.7697778°W / 44.4126174; -121.7697778 [1]
      Range Cascade Range
      Elevation 4,035 feet (1,230 m)[2]
      Geology Maar
      Age Holocene
      Volcanic arc Cascade Volcanic Arc
      Last eruption About 680 AD ± 200 years ago
      Topo map USGS Three Fingered Jack

      Blue Lake Crater is a maar in the U.S. state of Oregon. It consists of three overlapping craters, which are filled by the waters of Blue Lake.[2]

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      References

      1. ^ "Blue Lake". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-11-13. 
      2. ^ a b "Blue Lake Crater". Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=1202-03-.


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      Last modified on 17 March 2013, at 01:23