Big Hole is a large
maar (explosion crater) in the
Fort Rock basin of
Lake County, central
Oregon
Oregon () is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idaho. T ...
, northeast of
Crater Lake
Crater Lake ( Klamath: ''Giiwas'') is a volcanic crater lake in south-central Oregon in the western United States. It is the main feature of Crater Lake National Park and is famous for its deep blue color and water clarity. The lake partly fill ...
, near
Oregon Route 31. It is approximately 6000 ft (1820 m) across and deep.
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It is close to another smaller, but less-eroded maar crater,
Hole-in-the-Ground.
See also
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Crack in the Ground
Crack in the Ground is a volcanic fissure about long
with depths measuring nearly below ground level in Central Oregon, United States. The formation of the fissure occurred approximately between 700,000 and 12,000 years ago.
The eruptions fro ...
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Hole-in-the-Ground
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Maars of Oregon
Landforms of Lake County, Oregon
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