Volcanic eruption

Eruption of Newberry

4690 BCE · 43.72° N, 121.23° W

Newberry Volcano is a large, active, shield-shaped stratovolcano located about 20 miles (32 km) south of Bend, Oregon, United States, 35 miles (56 km) east of the major crest of the Cascade Range, within the Newberry National Volcanic Monument. Its highest point is Paulina Peak.

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What the records say

When
4690 BCE
Kind
Volcanic eruption
Coordinates
43.72° N, 121.23° W
Vei
0
Date uncertainty
± 150 years
Vent
NW rift zone
Unit
Lava Cascade flow
Dated by
Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
Volcano number
322110

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