Castle Rocks (Oregon)
Appearance
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,088 ft (1,246 m) |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano[1] |
Last eruption | Miocene[1] |
Castle Rocks, located in Jefferson County, Oregon,[2] is an extinct stratovolcano[1] in the Cascade Range.
Geography
[edit]Castle Rocks is located east of Mount Jefferson,[1] north of Green Ridge,[1] northeast of Black Butte, and west of Madras, Oregon.[citation needed]
Geology
[edit]Castle Rocks is an extinct volcanic center that last erupted in the Miocene.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Castle Rocks, a late Miocene eruptive center". Oregon State University. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ "Castle Rock". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 13, 2025.