GVP volcano 321060 · no holder yet
West Crater
West Crater is a 1,329 m volcanic field in the United States, last erupted around 5750 BCE.
- Type
- Volcanic field (cluster landform)
- Summit
- 1,329 m above sea level
- Rock
- Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
- Setting
- Subduction zone, continental, over 25 km
- Last eruption
- 5750 BCE
- Largest known
- VEI 2, explosive, 5750 BCE
- Eruptions
- 2 confirmed in the record
- Where
- 45.88°N 122.08°W · United States
- Region
- High Cascades Volcanic Arc, North America Volcanic Regions
- Record
- Global Volcanism Program, volcano 321060
Not a hazard warning. For safety information follow USGS Volcano Hazards Program.