Volcanic eruption

Eruption of Bachelor

5800 BCE · 43.98° N, 121.69° W

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What the records say

When
5800 BCE
Kind
Volcanic eruption
Coordinates
43.98° N, 121.69° W
Date uncertainty
± 750 years
Vent
North flank (Egan cone)
Dated by
Correlation: Magnetism
Volcano number
322090
Eruption number
20596

Mount Bachelor

Dormant stratovolcano in Oregon, United States

Mount Bachelor, formerly named Bachelor Butte, is a dormant stratovolcano atop a shield volcano in the Cascade Volcanic Arc and the Cascade Range of central Oregon, United States. Named Mount Bachelor because it stands apart from the nearby Three Sisters, it lies in the eastern segment of the central portion of the High Cascades, the eastern segment of the Cascade Range.

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