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Cappy Mountain volcano

Updated: Aug 17, 2022 22:53 GMT - Refresh

Stratovolcano 2253 m / 7392 ft
Oregon, United States, 43.31°N / -121.98°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)

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Typical eruption style: unspecified
Cappy Mountain volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
Lastest nearby earthquakes: No recent earthquakes

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Background

Cappy Mountain is a large, dissected mid-Pleistocene stratovolcano NNE of Mt. Thielson and south of Crescent Lake with rhyodacitic lavas around its flanks.
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Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information

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