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A photo of Crater Lake

June 2011 (approx.)

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This view from the Rim Village area shows the eastern side of Crater Lake. Mount Scott (elevation 8,929) is the highest point in Crater Lake National Park. Mount Scott is a volcano that formed about 400,000 years ago on the eastern flank of Mount Mazama (Bacon, 1990).

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A photo of Crater Lake

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