Black Crater

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-mile (6.0 km) 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]

Black Crater
The mountain seen from the Dee Wright Observatory
Highest point
Elevation7,257 ft (2,212 m)  NAVD 88[1]
Prominence1,411 ft (430 m) [2]
Coordinates44°15′58″N 121°44′55″W [1]
Geography
LocationDeschutes County, Oregon, U.S.
Parent rangeCascade Range
Topo mapUSGS Black Crater
Geology
Age of rockLate Pleistocene[3]
Mountain typeShield volcano
Volcanic arcCascade Volcanic Arc
Climbing
Easiest routeTrail

References
  1. "Black Crater". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved 2008-11-09. Note that station is 2 ft. below summit
  2. "Black Crater, Oregon". Peakbagger.com.
  3. "Dee Wright Observatory". USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
  4. "Deschutes National Forest: Black Crater Trail #4058". USDA Forest Service. Archived from the original on 2009-04-09. Retrieved 2008-03-31.

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.; Kienle, Jürgen, 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.
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