Earth:Marble Mountain-Trout Creek Hill
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| Marble Mountain-Trout Creek Hill | |
|---|---|
 West Crater with associated lava flows | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 492 to 4,521 ft (150 to 1,378 m)[1] |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 45°54′N 122°00′W / 45.9°N 122.0°W [1] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Skamania County, Washington, United States |
| Parent range | Cascade Range[2] |
| Topo map | USGS Bare Mountain |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | less than 700,000 years[1] |
| Mountain type | Volcanic field[3] |
| Volcanic arc/belt | Cascade Volcanic Arc[2] |
| Last eruption | ~7,700 years BP[1] |
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[1] | |||
| Marble Mountain[1] | 4,127 ft (1,258 m) | ||
| Trout Creek Hill[3] | 2,930 ft (893 m) | [ ⚑ ] 45°49′N 122°00′W / 45.817°N 122°W | ~340,000 years ago |
| West Crater[1][3] | 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.[3]
West Crater
West Crater is a small andesitic lava dome with associated lava flows in southern Washington.[3]
See also
- List of volcanoes in the United States
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Wood, Charles A.; Jűrgen Kienle (1993). Volcanoes of North America. Cambridge University Press. pp. 167–168. ISBN 0-521-43811-X. https://books.google.com/books?id=eyDRib-FJh4C&q=Marble+Mountain-Trout+Creek+Hill&pg=PA167.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "West Crater | Photo". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=1201-06-&volpage=photos&photo=107020. Retrieved 2009-01-15.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "West Crater". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=1201-06-. Retrieved 2007-05-13.
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