West Crater
West Crater is a small lava dome with associated lava flows in southern Washington, United States. Located in Skamania County, it rises to an elevation of , and forms part of the Cascade Volcanic Arc. It is also part of the Marble Mountain-Trout Creek Hill volcanic field, a little-known Quaternary volcanic field in the southern Cascades of Washington state. The area can be hiked, and can be accessed by roads in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.
Details
- Age
- Holocene
- Topo
- Lookout Mountain
- Type
- lava dome
- Range
- Cascade Range
- Location
- Skamania County, Washington, U.S.
- Elevation Ft
- 4131
- Volcanic Arc
- Cascade Volcanic Arc
- Last Eruption
- ~8,000 years BP
- Volcanic Field
- Marble Mountain-Trout Creek Hill