Diamond Craters

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Diamond Craters is a volcanic field in eastern Oregon known for its diverse and well-preserved basaltic lava flows, craters, and other volcanic landforms.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf protected area ⓘ
volcanic field ⓘ
access by gravel roads from Oregon Route 205 ⓘ
age Holocene ⓘ
area approximately 109 square kilometers ⓘ
approximately 27,000 acres ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
designation Outstanding Natural Area ⓘ
designationYear 1982 ⓘ
distanceTo about 40 miles southeast of Burns, Oregon ⓘ
elevation approximately 1,300 meters ⓘ
approximately 4,300 feet ⓘ
formationProcess basaltic fissure eruptions ⓘ
phreatomagmatic eruptions ⓘ
geologicalProvince Basin and Range Province ⓘ
High Lava Plains ⓘ
hasFeature cinder cones ⓘ
craters ⓘ
lava flows ⓘ
lava shields ⓘ
lava tubes ⓘ
maar lakes ⓘ
maars ⓘ
spatter cones ⓘ
tuff rings ⓘ
hasNearbyFeature Malheur National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ
Steens Mountain ⓘ
hasTrail interpretive auto tour route ⓘ
hasViewpoint several overlooks of volcanic features ⓘ
lastEruptionPeriod Holocene epoch ⓘ
linked to: Holocene
locatedIn Harney County, Oregon ⓘ
Oregon ⓘ
eastern Oregon ⓘ
locatedNear Diamond, Oregon ⓘ
management BLM Burns District ⓘ
managingOrganization Bureau of Land Management ⓘ
nearestCity Burns, Oregon ⓘ
notableFor diverse volcanic landforms ⓘ
well-preserved basaltic lava flows ⓘ
young volcanic features in Oregon ⓘ
partOf public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management ⓘ
protectionStatus Outstanding Natural Area ⓘ
rockType basalt ⓘ
typicalClimate semi-arid high desert ⓘ
usedFor education ⓘ
geologic research ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
volcanicArcOrBelt Basin and Range volcanic province ⓘ
volcanicRockType basaltic lava ⓘ

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High Lava Plains → contains → Diamond Craters ⓘ