Mount Mazama
Crater Lake National Park covers an area of , including forest areas, alpine terrain, the Crater Lake, and the vast majority of Mount Mazama. A wilderness area, it was dedicated in 1902 and is overseen by the National Park Service. It receives about 500,000 visitors each year, and these tourists can go hiking, take bike, ranger-guided, and trolley tours, swim, fish, camp, and participate in other recreational activities. While the park area remains open throughout the year, certain roads and facilities close in the winter season.
Details
- Topo
- USGS Crater Lake East
- Type
- Stratovolcano, caldera, complex volcano, shield volcano
- Range
- Cascade Range
- Listing
- Oregon Highest Peaks 76th
- Location
- Klamath County, Oregon, U.S.
- Formed By
- Subduction zone volcanism
- Image Alt
- Crater Lake fills the caldera of Mount Mazama
- Map Relief
- 1
- Parent Peak
- Mount Scott
- Elevation Ft
- 8157
- Volcanic Arc
- Cascade Volcanic Arc
- Easiest Route
- Drive
- Last Eruption
- 2850 BC