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Location in Oregon relative to other major volcanoes. The major landmark for the Rogue River Valley, [4] Mount McLoughlin reaches an elevation of 9,493 feet (2,893 m). [1] The tallest volcano in between Mount Shasta — located 70 miles (110 km) to the south [5] — and South Sister 120 miles (190 km) to the north, it lies in the Cascade Range, in the southern portion of the U.S. state of ...
Black Crater is a shield volcano in the Western Cascades in Deschutes County, Oregon.Located near McKenzie Pass, the volcano has a broad conical shape with gentle slopes.The volcano likely formed during the Pleistocene and has not been active within the last 50,000 years.
Broken Top is a glacially eroded complex stratovolcano.It lies in the Cascade Volcanic Arc, part of the extensive Cascade Range in the U.S. state of Oregon.Located southeast of the Three Sisters peaks, the volcano, residing within the Three Sisters Wilderness, [4] is 20 miles (32 km) west of Bend, Oregon in Deschutes County.
With a summit elevation of 11,249 ft (3,429 m), [1] it is the highest mountain in the U.S. state of Oregon and is the fourth highest in the Cascade Range. [6] Ski areas on the mountain include Timberline Lodge ski area which offers the only year-round lift-served skiing in North America, Mount Hood Meadows , Mount Hood Skibowl , Summit Ski Area ...
Jefferson's location in Oregon relative to other major volcanoes. The second tallest mountain in the U.S. state of Oregon after Mount Hood, Mount Jefferson lies within Jefferson, Linn, and Marion counties, [4] in the central part of the state. [5] Reaching an elevation of 10,497 feet (3,199 m), [6] the volcano has a proximal relief of 4,890 ...
It’s known as a super-eruption because it released an estimated 250 cubic miles of material – 1,000 times larger than the Mount St. Helens eruption in Washington state in 1980.
The volcano has a pinnacle appearance resembling the spire-like shape of Mount Thielsen. [14] According to Harris (2005), the volcano resembles Cleopatra's Needle from certain angles and the Sugarloaf Mountain in Brazil from others. [5] The proximal relief for the volcano is 2,707 feet (825 m), while the draping relief is 3,363 feet (1,025 m).
While other Oregon volcanoes that were heavily glaciated—such as Mount Washington and Mount Thielsen—display eroded volcanic necks, Three Fingered Jack's present summit is a comparatively narrow ridge of loose tephra supported by a dike only 10 feet (3.0 m) thick on a generally north–south axis. Glaciation exposed radiating dikes and ...