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Blue Lake Crater
Maar · 1,136 m · United States of America
Blue Lake Crater sits on the North American Plate, in a subduction zone. 1 eruption is known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 680.
- Elevation
- 1,136 m
- Type
- Maar
- Tectonic Setting
- Subduction zone, continental crust
- Dominant Rock
- Basalt / Picro-Basalt
- Plate
- North American Plate
- Country
- United States of America
- Last Eruption
- 680
- Known Eruptions (Holocene)
- 1
Nearby Cities
Cities of more than 20,000 people within 100 km.
- 53 kmBend75,000 people
Eruption Timeline
Each bar is an eruption; its height shows its explosivity (VEI 0 to 8).
Eruption Uncertain Date
Sources : Global Volcanism Program, 2026. Volcanoes of the World (v. 5.4.0; 7 Aug 2026), Smithsonian Institution, doi:10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2026.5.4 (volcano.si.edu) · NOAA NCEI · USGS · Wikidata