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Crooked River caldera

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Age of rock
  
29.5 Ma

Mountain type
  
Caldera

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Location
  
Deschutes, Crook, and Jefferson counties, Oregon, U.S.

Similar
  
Lava Butte, Powell Butte, Three Sisters

The Crooked River caldera is a large and ancient volcano that straddles three central Oregon counties. The diameter of the caldera is about 41 km x 27 km and is notable for the welded tuff present in such locations as Gray Butte, Smith Rock, Powell Buttes, and Barnes Butte. The volcano is considered extinct and last erupted about 29.5 Ma.

Map of Crooked River caldera, Oregon 97754, USA

References

Crooked River caldera Wikipedia