Gearhart Mountain

Mountain in Oregon, United States
Gearhart Mountain is located in Oregon
Gearhart Mountain
Gearhart Mountain
Location in the state of Oregon
LocationLake County and Klamath County, OregonGeologyAge of rockMioceneMountain typeStratovolcano,[3] shield volcano[4]Last eruptionMiocene

Gearhart Mountain is a 8,364-foot-high (2,549 m) mountain in Lake County and Klamath County, Oregon, in the United States. It is located in the Gearhart Mountain Wilderness of the Fremont–Winema National Forest, northeast of the Sprague River valley and the town of Bly.

Geology

Gearhart Mountain is one of the larger volcanoes in Lake County. It is a Miocene shield volcano[5] and stratovolcano[6] that has been eroded and become extinct.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gearhart Mountain
  2. ^ a b Gearhart Mountain at Peakbagger.com
  3. ^ https://www.thearmchairexplorer.com/oregon/gearhart-mountain-wilderness.php
  4. ^ /https://www.npsoregon.org/kalmiopsis/kalmiopsis14/larson.pdf
  5. ^ /https://www.npsoregon.org/kalmiopsis/kalmiopsis14/larson.pdf
  6. ^ https://www.thearmchairexplorer.com/oregon/gearhart-mountain-wilderness.php


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