A Volcanic Bouquet:

Pinnacles on the Eastern Rim at Crater Lake National Park. Crater Lake National Park in the cascade mountains of oregon. hiking trails, hikes, mountains, cascades, cascade mountains, wilderness areas, wildlife refuges, national parks, national monuments, oregon coast, california coast, mountains in oregon, california.
 

The pinnacles were formed after and during the eruption of Mt Mazama 7,000 years ago. Much of the
eruption was pyroclastic, great plumes of ash at extremely high temperatures exploded from the mountain,
blanketing the earth for hundreds of miles. Those deposits of ash were quite heavy on the slopes of the mountain
itself, as might be imagined. With the temperatures as they were, great plumes of gas escaped forming hollow
channels. The ash on the sides of those channels melded into a harder and more durable substance than
the surrounding fields. What we call the pinnacles were at one time great spouting vents for extra-
ordinarily hot gases in a field of volcanic ash. The ash cooled and eventually eroded away.
Leaving behind stone pinnacles to provoke wonder at the majesty of life.

  
 

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NPS: Crater Lake National Park.

Introduction to the Crater Lake pages.

Want to hike? Hiking Trails at Crater Lake.

Brad and I are happy to present
Crater Lake on the Diverse Loop Tour:
Directions, Map; Scenery: The Rogue River Gorge
hiking trails, waterfalls, Cascade Mountains, Rogue
Umpqua Scenic Byway and more. As well as, the Umpqua
Waterfall Tour: Travel Directions, Map & Scenery: enjoy sight seeing, wild & scenic rivers, waterfalls, hot springs. hiking; water sports.

Brad and I call this tree to the right, the walking tree. It's an
old faithful companion. Every year enduring. :-)

 Annie Creek Pinnacles at the southern entrance to crater lake national park in oregon.  

Sightseeing in Oregon and northern California while staying at Gathering Light ... a retreat in
Klamath Basin. See Crater Lake National Park, National Wildlife Refuges and Wetlands:
Bald Eagles. Birding trails, hiking trails, hiking with no trails, canoeing; etc.

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