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Sentinel-2A satellite image showing the Crater Lake in Oregon.
Crater Lake Image Shows Potential of Sentinel-2A
Crater Lake Image Shows Potential of Sentinel-2A
Crater Lake Image Shows Potential of Sentinel-2A

This image from the European Space Agency's Sentinel-2A satellite offers a breathtaking view of Crater Lake National Park in southern Oregon. It offers something equally important to park managers, scientists, and anyone else interested in land cover change—a view that is highly similar and complementary to Landsat acquisitions.

This image from the European Space Agency's Sentinel-2A satellite offers a breathtaking view of Crater Lake National Park in southern Oregon. It offers something equally important to park managers, scientists, and anyone else interested in land cover change—a view that is highly similar and complementary to Landsat acquisitions.

Map showing one-year probability of accumulation of 1 centimeter
Map showing one-year probability of accumulation of 1 centimeter
Map showing one-year probability of accumulation of 1 centimeter
Photo of Crater Lake with oblique bathymetric image of the caldera ...
Photo of Crater Lake with oblique bathymetric image of the caldera ...
Photo of Crater Lake with oblique bathymetric image of the caldera ...
Photo of Crater Lake with oblique bathymetric image of the caldera ...

Photo of Crater Lake with oblique bathymetric image of the caldera floor beneath the lake's surface. Oregon

Photo of Crater Lake with oblique bathymetric image of the caldera floor beneath the lake's surface. Oregon

Mount Scott fire lookout tower near Crater Lake, Oregon. Tower hou...
Mount Scott fire lookout tower near Crater Lake, OR
Mount Scott fire lookout tower near Crater Lake, OR
Mount Scott fire lookout tower near Crater Lake, OR

Mount Scott fire lookout tower near Crater Lake, Oregon. Tower houses seismic and deformation monitoring instruments.

Mount Scott fire lookout tower near Crater Lake, Oregon. Tower houses seismic and deformation monitoring instruments.

Crater Lake combined digital elevation and bathymetric map showing ...
Crater Lake combined digital elevation and bathymetric map showing ...
Crater Lake combined digital elevation and bathymetric map showing ...
Crater Lake combined digital elevation and bathymetric map showing ...

Crater Lake partially fills the caldera that formed approximately 7,700 years ago during the eruption of a 12,000-ft-high volcano known as Mount Mazama.

Crater Lake partially fills the caldera that formed approximately 7,700 years ago during the eruption of a 12,000-ft-high volcano known as Mount Mazama.

Crater Lake caldera rim view to north. Pumice Castle, orange spire ...
Crater Lake caldera rim view to north. Pumice Castle, orange spire ...
Crater Lake caldera rim view to north. Pumice Castle, orange spire ...
Crater Lake caldera rim view to north. Pumice Castle, orange spire ...

Crater Lake caldera rim view to north. Pumice Castle, orange spire in center right, a near-vent deposit formed by 71ka Plinian tephra-fall deposit; cliff to left is Redcloud Cliff lava flow.

Crater Lake caldera rim view to north. Pumice Castle, orange spire in center right, a near-vent deposit formed by 71ka Plinian tephra-fall deposit; cliff to left is Redcloud Cliff lava flow.

Videos

PubTalk 9/2003 — Beneath Crater Lake
PubTalk 9/2003 — Beneath Crater Lake
PubTalk 9/2003 — Beneath Crater Lake

An underwater volcanic landscape tells a complex tale

by Charles R. Bacon, Geologist

Visualizations presented by David W. Ramsey, Geologist

 

An underwater volcanic landscape tells a complex tale

by Charles R. Bacon, Geologist

Visualizations presented by David W. Ramsey, Geologist

 

Crater Lake, Oregon, Fly-by Animation
Crater Lake, Oregon, Fly-by Animation
Crater Lake, Oregon, Fly-by Animation

Fly-by of shaded-relief bathymetry and surrounding mountains of Crater Lake Oregon. The colored region is the lake floor whereas the gray region shows the surrounding mountains. The lake is approximately 9-km wide east to west.

Fly-by of shaded-relief bathymetry and surrounding mountains of Crater Lake Oregon. The colored region is the lake floor whereas the gray region shows the surrounding mountains. The lake is approximately 9-km wide east to west.

Webcams

View of large lake with mountain in background
Crater Lake National Park
Crater Lake National Park
Crater Lake National Park

From the Sinnott Memorial Overlook webcam, 7,100 feet above sea level, you can view Wizard Island, Llao Rock, and at times you can see Mount Thielsen outside the park. Note: Up to 50% of the time in the winter the webcam is obscured by snow and clouds. The webcam updates every 10 minutes. 

 

From the Sinnott Memorial Overlook webcam, 7,100 feet above sea level, you can view Wizard Island, Llao Rock, and at times you can see Mount Thielsen outside the park. Note: Up to 50% of the time in the winter the webcam is obscured by snow and clouds. The webcam updates every 10 minutes.