Volcanic eruption

Eruption of Newberry

5070 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
5070 BCE
Kind
Volcanic eruption
Coordinates
43.72° N, 121.23° W
Vei
3
Date uncertainty
± 150 years
Vent
Lower NW rift zone (Lava Butte)
Dated by
Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
Volcano number
322110
Eruption number
20600

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