Black Crater
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| Black Crater | |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 7,257 ft (2,212 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Prominence | 1,411 ft (430 m) [2] |
| Location | |
| Location | Deschutes County, Oregon, USA |
| Range | Cascade Range |
| Coordinates | 44°15′58″N 121°44′55″W / 44.265998142°N 121.748565361°WCoordinates: 44°15′58″N 121°44′55″W / 44.265998142°N 121.748565361°W[1] |
| Topo map | USGS Black Crater |
| Geology | |
| Type | Shield volcano |
| Age of rock | Late Pleistocene [3] |
| Volcanic arc/belt | Cascade Volcanic Arc |
| Climbing | |
| 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
- ^ a b "Black Crater". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/ds_mark.prl?PidBox=QD1849. Retrieved 2008-11-09. Note that station is 2 ft. below summit
- ^ "Black Crater, Oregon". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=27572.
- ^ "Dee Wright Observatory". USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory. http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/Oregon/HighCascades/dee_wright_observatory.html. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
- ^ "Deschutes National Forest: Black Crater Trail #4058". USDA Forest Service. http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/centraloregon/recreation/trails/54058-blackcr.shtml. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
[edit] Further reading
- 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.
[edit] External links
- "Black Crater". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1138195. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
