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Mount Mazama (Klamath: Tum-sum-ne [5]) is a complex volcano in the western U.S. state of Oregon, in a segment of the Cascade Volcanic Arc and Cascade Range.The volcano is in Klamath County, in the southern Cascades, 60 miles (97 km) north of the Oregon–California border.
Mount Mazama, the collapsed volcano that formed Crater Lake, is located in Oregon and was named after the organization on August 21, 1896, while on their annual outing. [8] [9] [10] They also named the Mazama Glacier on Mount Adams and the Mazama Glacier on Mount Baker after themselves in 1895 and 1907 respectively. [11] [12]
The Crater Lake newt or Mazama newt, Taricha granulosa mazamae, is a subspecies of the rough-skinned newt. Its type locality is Crater Lake , Oregon . [ 3 ] Similar newts have been found in Alaska , [ 4 ] [ 5 ] but their identity is unclear.
Mazama Lakes are twin glacial lakes located in Whatcom County, Washington near Mount Baker. They are a popular area for hiking. They are a popular area for hiking. [ 2 ]
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Mazama is most famous for a catastrophic volcanic eruption that occurred around 5,677 (± 150) BC. The eruption, estimated to have been 42 times more powerful than Mount St. Helens' 1980 blast, reduced Mazama's approximate 11,000-foot (3,400 m) height by around half a mile (800 m) when much of the volcano fell into the volcano's partially ...
Mazama may refer to: Mazama, Washington (pop. 230), a small village nestled in the Methow Valley in the eastern part of Washington; Mazama, the genus name of the Brocket deer; Mount Mazama, a destroyed stratovolcano in Oregon whose caldera contains Crater Lake; The Mazamas, a mountaineering club based in Portland, Oregon
Mazama Glacier is located on Mount Baker in the North Cascades of the U.S. state of Washington. [2] Between 1850 and 1950, Mazama Glacier retreated 7,700 ft (2,300 m). During a cooler and wetter period from 1950 to 1979, the glacier advanced 1,476 ft (450 m) but between 1980 and 2006 retreated back 1,509 ft (460 m). [ 3 ]