Bare Mountain (Washington)
Marble Mountain-Trout Creek Hill volcanic field (MMTC) is a volcanic field located in Washington, US.
Notable Vents
Name | Elevation | Coordinates | Last eruption |
Bare Mountain | |||
Marble Mountain | 4,127 ft (1,258 m) | ||
Trout Creek Hill | 2,930 ft (893 m) | 45°49′N 122°00′W / 45.817°N 122.000°W | ~340,000 years ago |
West Crater | 4,360 ft (1,329 m) | 45°53′N 122°05′W / 45.88°N 122.08°W | 5750 BC? |
Trout Creek Hill
Trout Creek Hill is a small Pleistocene basaltic shield volcano in Washington, United States. It produced a lava flow about 340,000 years ago that traveled 20 km (12 mi) southeast, which dammed the Columbia River for a short period of time.
West Crater
West Crater is a small andesitic lava dome with associated lava flows in southern Washington.
See also
References
- ^ Wood, Charles A.; Jűrgen Kienle (1993). Volcanoes of North America. Cambridge University Press. pp. 167–168. ISBN 0-521-43811-X.
- ^ "West Crater | Photo". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2009-01-15.
- ^ "West Crater". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2007-05-13.