Black Crater facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Black Crater
The mountain seen from the Dee Wright Observatory
Highest point
Elevation	7,257 ft (2,212 m) NAVD 88
Prominence	1,411 ft (430 m)
Geography
Location	Deschutes County, Oregon, U.S.
Parent range	Cascade Range
Topo map	USGS Black Crater
Geology
Age of rock	Late Pleistocene
Mountain type	Shield volcano
Volcanic arc	Cascade Volcanic Arc
Climbing
Easiest route	Trail

Black Crater is a steep-sided shield volcano in the Cascade Range of central Oregon, located north of the Three Sisters and east of McKenzie Pass. Ice Age glaciers carved a large cirque into the northern flank of the mountain, and snow often lingers in its shady depths until late summer. A United States Forest Service fire lookout tower was built on the summit in 1925, but was eventually destroyed and only remnants of the foundation remain today. A 3.7-mile (6.0 km) trail heads for the summit from the northwest on Oregon Route 242, eventually wrapping onto the northeast side for the upper part of the ascent.