Image of the Week: July 11 - 14, 2004

Newberry (Caldera) National Volcanic Monument, central Oregon

Newberry Caldera, Central Pumice Cone, Big Obsidian Flow, Paulina and East Lakes

This view of Newberry Caldera includes, from left to right,:
Paulina Lake, Central Pumice Cone behind Little Crater,
Big Obsidian Flow, and East Lake
Picture taken from Paulina Peak.

The two Lakes lie in a caldera.

This caldera resulted from the collapse of the summit of
the Newberry Volcano, a large shield volcano.
The caldera is complex and is at least 10,000 years old, possibly as old as 400,000 years.

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David Cordero
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Image of the Week: July 11 - 14, 2004

Newberry (Caldera) National Volcanic Monument, central Oregon

This view of Newberry Caldera includes, from left to right,: Paulina Lake, Central Pumice Cone behind Little Crater, Big Obsidian Flow, and East LakePicture taken from Paulina Peak.

The two Lakes lie in a caldera.

This caldera resulted from the collapse of the summit of the Newberry Volcano, a large shield volcano. The caldera is complex and is at least 10,000 years old, possibly as old as 400,000 years.

This view of Newberry Caldera includes, from left to right,:
Paulina Lake, Central Pumice Cone behind Little Crater,
Big Obsidian Flow, and East Lake
Picture taken from Paulina Peak.

This caldera resulted from the collapse of the summit of
the Newberry Volcano, a large shield volcano.
The caldera is complex and is at least 10,000 years old, possibly as old as 400,000 years.