Castle Rocks (Oregon)

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Castle Rocks
Castle Rocks (Oregon)
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.

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Geography

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

Castle Rocks is an extinct volcanic center that last erupted in the Miocene. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Castle Rocks, a late Miocene eruptive center". Oregon State University. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
  2. ↑ "Castle Rock". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved January 13, 2025.

44°38′14″N121°34′31″W / 44.63722°N 121.57528°W / 44.63722; -121.57528

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