USDA Forest Service
 

Deschutes & Ochoco National Forests
Crooked River National Grassland

 
 

Deschutes National Forest
1001 SW Emkay Drive
Bend, OR   97702

(541) 383-5300

Ochoco National Forest
3160 N.E. 3rd Street
Prineville, OR   97754

(541) 416-6500

Crooked River National Grassland
813 S.W. Hwy. 97
Madras, OR   97741

(541) 475-9272

United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service.

Geology

Oregon Volcanoes

Mt. McLoughlin Volcano

SUMMARY

Type: shield volcano
Activity: extinct?
Last Eruption: about 30,000 yrs ago
Rock Type: basaltic andesite and andesite
Eruptive Volume: 13 cu km
Latitude: 42.44 N
Longitude: 122.31 W
Location Maps: from TIGER Mapping Service

Topo Map from TopoZone

GEOLOGIC BACKGROUND:

Mt. McLoughlin is a basaltic andesite cone built on top of a shield like many other Cascade peaks. 

HISTORIC ACTIVITY:

  • None

DATA SOURCE:

  • USGS

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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USDA Forest Service - Deschutes & Ochoco National Forests
Last Modified: Friday, 09 January 2004 at 11:36:33 EST


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