High Lava Plains

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The High Lava Plains is a volcanic plateau in southeastern Oregon characterized by extensive basaltic lava flows, scattered cinder cones, and high-elevation desert landscapes.

All labels observed (7)

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geologic province ⓘ
physiographic region ⓘ
volcanic plateau ⓘ
ageRange Miocene to Holocene ⓘ
associatedWith Yellowstone hotspot track ⓘ
boundedBy Basin and Range fault zones ⓘ
Cascade Range ⓘ
climate semi-arid ⓘ
contains Devils Garden lava field ⓘ
linked to: High Lava Plains

Diamond Craters ⓘ
Fort Rock–Christmas Lake Valley basin ⓘ
Jordan Craters ⓘ
Lakeview area volcanic fields ⓘ
Newberry Volcano ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dominantRockType basalt ⓘ
elevationClass high plateau ⓘ
extendsInto central Oregon ⓘ
linked to: Central Oregon

south-central Oregon ⓘ
linked to: eastern Oregon
geologicImportance records Neogene to Quaternary volcanism in Oregon ⓘ
geologicSetting intraplate volcanic province ⓘ
hasFeature ash-flow tuffs ⓘ
basaltic lava flows ⓘ
cinder cones ⓘ
fault-block topography ⓘ
high-elevation desert ⓘ
lava tubes ⓘ
maar volcanoes ⓘ
mafic lava fields ⓘ
silicic volcanic centers ⓘ
volcanic plateaus ⓘ
landUse geologic tourism ⓘ
rangeland ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
locatedIn Oregon ⓘ
locatedInRegion southeastern Oregon ⓘ
linked to: eastern Oregon
oldestVolcanismAge Miocene ⓘ
orientation east–west volcanic age progression ⓘ
partOf Basin and Range Province ⓘ
Pacific Northwest ⓘ
researchUse study of mantle processes beneath western United States ⓘ
tectonicProcess crustal extension ⓘ
intraplate magmatism ⓘ
vegetationType juniper woodland ⓘ
sagebrush steppe ⓘ
volcanismType basaltic volcanism ⓘ
bimodal volcanism ⓘ
youngestVolcanismAge Holocene ⓘ

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High Desert (Oregon) → contains → High Lava Plains ⓘ
subject linked to: High Desert
High Lava Plains → contains → Devils Garden lava field ⓘ
linked to: High Lava Plains
Volcanoes of Oregon → hasNotableMember → High Lava Plains ⓘ
John B. Yeon State Scenic Corridor → hasCliffType → Columbia River Basalt Group ⓘ
linked to: High Lava Plains
Metlako Falls → geologicalSetting → Columbia River Basalt Group ⓘ
linked to: High Lava Plains
Fort Rock Basin → partOf → High Lava Plains of Oregon ⓘ
linked to: High Lava Plains
Hole-in-the-Ground maar → region → High Lava Plains of Oregon ⓘ
linked to: High Lava Plains
Big Hole maar → partOf → Oregon High Lava Plains volcanic region ⓘ
linked to: High Lava Plains
Diamond Craters → geologicalProvince → High Lava Plains ⓘ
Lakeview area volcanic fields → partOf → High Lava Plains ⓘ
Lakeview area volcanic fields → geologicalProvince → High Lava Plains volcanic province ⓘ
linked to: High Lava Plains
Lakeview area volcanic fields → volcanicArcOrBelt → High Lava Plains volcanic belt ⓘ
linked to: High Lava Plains
Jordan Craters → volcanicArcOrBelt → High Lava Plains ⓘ
Devils Garden volcanic field → locatedIn → High Lava Plains ⓘ
Devils Garden volcanic field → partOf → High Lava Plains volcanic province ⓘ
linked to: High Lava Plains
Yamsay Mountain → geologicalProvince → High Lava Plains ⓘ