Big Hole

Big Hole


Fort Rock, Oregon (OR), US
Big Hole is a large maar (explosion crater) in the Fort Rock Basin of Lake County, central Oregon, northeast of Crater Lake, near Oregon Route 31. It is approximately 6000 ft (1820 m) across and 300 feet (91 m) deep. It is close to another smaller, but less-eroded maar crater, Hole-in-the-Ground.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maar
Big Hole is a large maar (explosion crater) in the Fort Rock Basin of Lake County, central Oregon, northeast of Crater Lake, near Oregon Route 31. It is approximately 6000 ft (1820 m) across and 300 feet (91 m) deep. It is close to another smaller, but less-eroded maar crater, Hole-in-the-Ground.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maar
View in Google Earth Craters, Volcanoes
Links: en.wikipedia.org
By: jbottero

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