Hole-in-the-Ground maar

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Hole-in-the-Ground maar is a large, well-preserved volcanic explosion crater in central Oregon known for its steep-walled, circular depression formed by a violent phreatomagmatic eruption.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Hole-in-the-Ground maar canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf maar ⓘ
phreatomagmatic explosion crater ⓘ
volcanic crater ⓘ
access gravel road from U.S. Route 31 ⓘ
approximateAge late Pleistocene ⓘ
less than 100,000 years ⓘ
contains flat-floored crater bottom ⓘ
seasonal ponds ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
county Deschutes County ⓘ
depth approximately 100 meters ⓘ
diameter approximately 1.0 kilometer ⓘ
elevation approximately 1460 meters above sea level ⓘ
eruptionStyle explosive ⓘ
eruptionType phreatomagmatic ⓘ
featureOfInterestFor geologists ⓘ
hikers ⓘ
volcanologists ⓘ
formationProcess phreatomagmatic eruption ⓘ
formedByInteractionOf groundwater ⓘ
rising magma ⓘ
geologicalAge Pleistocene ⓘ
geologicProvince Basin and Range Province ⓘ
geologicSetting intra-plate basaltic volcanism ⓘ
locatedIn Deschutes County, Oregon ⓘ
Oregon ⓘ
United States ⓘ
central Oregon ⓘ
linked to: Central Oregon
managedBy U.S. Bureau of Land Management ⓘ
near Fort Rock, Oregon ⓘ
U.S. Route 31 NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor distinct circular outline ⓘ
excellent exposure of phreatomagmatic deposits ⓘ
large size for a maar ⓘ
steep crater walls ⓘ
partOf Fort Rock–Christmas Lake Valley basin ⓘ
Fort Rock–Christmas Lake Valley volcanic field ⓘ
preservationState well-preserved ⓘ
region High Lava Plains of Oregon ⓘ
linked to: High Lava Plains
rockType basaltic ⓘ
shape circular ⓘ
state Oregon ⓘ
surfaceFeature rim of ejecta and tuff rings ⓘ
usedFor geologic field studies ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
vegetation ponderosa pine ⓘ
sagebrush ⓘ
volcanicField Fort Rock–Christmas Lake Valley volcanic field ⓘ
wallCharacteristic steep-walled ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fort Rock–Christmas Lake Valley → contains → Hole-in-the-Ground maar ⓘ
Big Hole maar → relatedFeature → Hole-in-the-Ground maar ⓘ