Jordan Craters

Jordan Craters

Infobox Mountain
Name= Jordan Craters
Photo= Jordan Craters LeeSiebert 102095.jpg
Caption= Coffeepot Crater (left center) was the source of voluminous basaltic lava flows in the Jordan Craters volcanic field of SE Oregon.
Elevation= 1,473 mVNUM|1=1202-19-|2=Jordan Cratersaccessdate|2008-05-16]
Location=Oregon , USA
Range=
Prominence =
Coordinates = 43.147 N, 117.460 W
Topographic

Type=volcanic field
Age=
Last eruption= 1250 BC (?)
First ascent=
Easiest route=

Portions of this article include public domain text from the USFS [http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/centraloregon/geology/info/volcanoes/jordancraters.shtml Deschutes & Ochoco National Forests - Crooked River National Grassland] .

The Jordan Craters flows are the youngest flows of a large Quaternary basalt field in eastern Oregon, USA. The most recent flows come from Coffeepot Crater, a large breached cinder cone. These flows show excellent examples of inflated lava.cite web | title = Oregon Volcanoes - Jordan Craters Flows | work = Deschutes & Ochoco National Forests - Crooked River National Grassland | publisher = United States Forest Service | date = 2003-11-26 | url = http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/centraloregon/geology/info/volcanoes/jordancraters.shtml | accessdate = 2008-05-16]

ee also

*List of volcanoes in the United States of America

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