Crooked River caldera

Crooked River caldera
Crooked River caldera
Highest point
Coordinates 44°18′N 120°54′W / 44.3°N 120.9°W / 44.3; -120.9Coordinates: 44°18′N 120°54′W / 44.3°N 120.9°W / 44.3; -120.9 
Geography
Location Deschutes, Crook, and Jefferson counties, Oregon, U.S.
Geology
Age of rock 29.5 Ma
Mountain type Caldera

The Crooked River caldera is a large and ancient volcano that straddles three central Oregon counties. The diameter of the caldera is about 41 km x 27 km and is notable for the welded tuff present at Gray Butte, Smith Rock, Powell Buttes, Grizzly Mountain and Barnes Butte. The volcano is considered extinct and last erupted about 29.5 Ma.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Field trip guide to the Oligocene Crooked River caldera: Central Oregon's Supervolcano, Crook, Deschutes, and Jefferson Counties, Oregon" (PDF). Oregon Geology. Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Studies. 2009. Retrieved 2014-12-29.
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