Crater Lake lies within a caldera. or volcano basin, created about 7,700 years ago when the 12,000 foot high Mount Mazama collapsed following a major eruption.
Subsequent lava flows sealed the bottom, allowing the caldera to fill with approximately 4-6 trillion gallons of waterfall from centuries of rainfall and snow melt (annual snow fall average is 44 feet). The Lake averages more than five miles in diameter and is surrounded by steep rock walls that rise up to 200 feet above the lake's surface. No water flows in or out of Crater Lake. There are no contaminates in Crater Lake because of this.
Crater Lake with its incredibly blue waster is the deepest lake in the US at 1,943 feet, it is the second deepest in the Western Hemisphere and the ninth deepest in the whole world. The reason the lake is so blue is that other colors of the spectrum are absorbed. Blue wavelengths are scattered and seen by human eyes. Crater Lake is a recognized scenic wonder surrounded by rolling, mountains, volcanic peaks and evergreen forests. The Cinder Cone in the lake, known as Wizard Island, rises 763 feet above the water.
It may now be asleep, but Mazama is not an extinct volcano. It may awaken with a new eruptive phase some day as the geologic processes that built the Cascade Range continue. Perhaps, the violence of its past will return to transform this peaceful, pristine landscape....
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| the snow stick is taller than our car!!! |
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| the back of Crater Lake Lodge people relaxing and enjoying the view |
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| snow still at the lake |
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| volcanic peaks |
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| Annie Creek Restaurant and gift shop |
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We had a great MOD at the Annie Spring Restaurant and gift shop. I had vegetable lasagna, green beans and salad!! Then we went back to the falls from a spring. This was a great day to remember!!
Ft. Klamath was a military outpost near the western end of the Oregon Trail, between Crater Lake National Forest.
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