Cone 1 of Four Craters Lava Field, Oregon
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Volcanoguy
N 43° 20.977 W 120° 39.617
10T E 689624 N 4802298
The southern most cinder cone of the Four Craters Lava Field.
Waymark Code: WMJK6J
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 11/27/2013
Views: 2
The Four Craters Lava Field covers an area of 7.4 square miles and was erupted from four cinder cones spread along a two-mile long eruptive zone located along NNW trending faults. The lava field was erupted about 13,000 years ago at the same time as eruptions from Lava Mountain, seven miles to the NNW formed the East Lava Field.
Cone 1 is the southern most cinder cone and rises about 205 feet above the surrounding lava field and has a basal diameter of about 1100 feet. The summit is on the northeast rim of a crater which is about 400 feet in diameter and 150 feet deep (from summit).
To reach the area take the Crack in the Ground Road, which begins a mile east of Christmas Valley. Follow the road northward for about 7 miles and then hike northeast to the cone. Depending on the route you choose at least half the route will be across rugged aa lava and steep loose cinder slopes with no trail. Minimum hiking distance is about 3 miles round trip.
Altitude in Feet: 4705
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