Volcanic eruption
Open on the mapEruption of Newberry
4960 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
- 4960 BCE
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 43.72° N, 121.23° W
- Date uncertainty
- ± 100 years
- Vent
- East Lake fissure, south flank
- Dated by
- Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
- Volcano number
- 322110
- Eruption number
- 20601
The source
- Smithsonian GVP Volcanoes of the World: Holocene eruptionsGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian InstitutionSmithsonian terms of use: personal, educational and non-commercial use, with creditGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution: Volcanoes of the World v5.3, https://doi.org/10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2025.5.3Source page