Crater Lake National Park Album |
Crater Lake is located near Medford, Oregon. It has a depth of 1,943 feet. The park is 183,000 acres in area and has 425,000 visitors each year. These photos were taken on June 10. |
The south entrance to the park. |
Crater Lake, decorated with a veil of fog and a layer of snow. |
The area gets hundreds of inches of snow each year. |
The visitor center near the south entrance. |
The lodge near the lake. |
Crater Lakes deep blue color is created by the depth of the lake. |
Wizard Island on the left is also the cauldron of a small volcano. |
The lake was a large mountain named Mt. Mizama. |
The mountain erupted in 5700 BC leaving this giant crater. |
Crater Lake is the second deepest lake in North America and the 9th deepest lake in the world. |