Crater Lake National Park

Crater Lake National Park
Crater Lake National Park
IUCN Category II (National Park)
	Crater Lake
Location	southwestern Oregon, United States
Nearest city	Medford
Area	183,225 acres (74,149 ha)
Visitors	423,551 (in 2011)

Crater Lake National Park is a national park in the U.S. state of Oregon. It was created in 1902. It is the only national park in Oregon.^[3] The park includes the caldera of Crater Lake, the remains of the destroyed volcano Mount Mazama, and nearby hills and forests.

The lake is 1,943 feet (592 m) deep.^[4] It is the deepest lake in the United States, the second deepest in North America and the ninth deepest in the world.^[4] The lake is so deep because of the caldera it is in.

Crater Lake has no streams flowing into or out of it. All water that enters the lake is eventually lost from evaporation or flowing away underground. The lake is re-filled only from snow and rain.

Crater Lake National Park Media

Satellite view of Crater Lake
Relief map of Crater Lake area
November panorama from Rim Village. During the winter, the road up to Rim Village is normally plowed but Rim Drive is closed.
Comfort Station Number 4
View of the Pinnacles in Crater Lake National Park. Picture taken 16 September 2005.
Aerial view of Crater Lake
Crater Lake Lodge in Rim Village Historic District, Crater Lake National Park.
Park: Crater Lake National ParkDescription: Sign at Rim Area advertising daily trips on the lake with Ranger-Naturalist
View up to Watchman Trail and peak
Garfield Peak trail, view east towards Crater Lake

Related pages

Cascade Volcanic Arc

References

↑ "Listing of acreage as of December 31, 2011" (PDF). Land Resource Division, National Park Service. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
↑ "Five Year Annual Recreation Visits Report". Public Use Statistic Office, National Park Service. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
↑ "Crater Lake". National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2006-08-10. Retrieved August 18, 2006.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 "The World's Deepest Lakes" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved March 14, 2012.

[area-1] "Listing of acreage as of December 31, 2011" (PDF). Land Resource Division, National Park Service. Retrieved March 6, 2012.

[visits-2] "Five Year Annual Recreation Visits Report". Public Use Statistic Office, National Park Service. Retrieved March 6, 2012.

[nps-3] "Crater Lake". National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2006-08-10. Retrieved August 18, 2006.

[deepest-4] 4.0 ^4.1 "The World's Deepest Lakes" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved March 14, 2012.

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