Black Crater
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| Black Crater | |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 7,257 feet (2,212 m)[1] |
| Location | Deschutes County, Oregon, USA |
| Range | Cascade Range |
| Coordinates | [2] |
| Topo map | USGS Black Crater |
| Type | Shield volcano |
| Volcanic arc/belt | Cascade Volcanic Arc |
| Age of rock | Late Pleistocene[3] |
| Easiest route | trail |
Black Crater is a steep-sided shield volcano in the Cascade Range of central Oregon, located north of the Three Sisters and east of McKenzie Pass. Ice Age glaciers carved a large cirque into the northern flank of the mountain, and snow often lingers in its shady depths until late summer. A United States Forest Service fire lookout tower was built on the summit in 1925, but was eventually destroyed and only remnants of the foundation remain today. A 3.7 miles (6.0 km) long trail heads for the summit from the northwest on Oregon Route 242, eventually wrapping onto the northeast side for the upper part of the ascent.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ NGS Data Sheet for Black Crater. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved on 2008-03-31. Note that station is 2 ft. below summit
- ^ USGS GNIS: Black Crater. Retrieved on 2008-03-31.
- ^ Dee Wright Observatory. USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory. Retrieved on 2008-03-31.
- ^ Deschutes National Forest: Black Crater Trail #4058. USDA Forest Service. Retrieved on 2008-03-31.
- Harris, Stephen L. (2005). Fire Mountains of the West: The Cascade and Mono Lake Volcanoes (3rd ed.). Mountain Press Publishing Company. ISBN 0-87842-511-X.
- Wood, Charles A.; Jürgen Kienle, eds. (1990). Volcanoes of North America. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-43811-X.
- Kresek, Ray (1998). Fire Lookouts of the Northwest (3rd ed.). Historic Lookout Project. ISBN 0-87770-632-8.
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