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Crater Lake is the remnant of Mount Mazama, which erupted catastrop...

2005 (approx.)

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Crater Lake is the remnant of Mount Mazama, which erupted catastrophically 7,700 years ago to form the caldera.Wizard Island in lake and Mount Scott is peak on right shore. View from south. Oregon

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