Gearhart Mountain
| Gearhart Mountain | |
|---|---|
 Gearhart Mountain viewed from wilderness trail | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 8,364 ft (2,549 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 3,430 ft (1,050 m)[2] |
| Parent peak | Drake Peak |
| Isolation | 40.85 mi (65.74 km)[2] |
| Coordinates | 42°29′00″N 120°51′35″W / 42.48333°N 120.85972°W[1] |
| Geography | |
  Gearhart Mountain Location within Oregon | |
| Location | Lake County and Klamath County, Oregon |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Miocene |
| Stratovolcano,[3] shield volcano[4] | |
| Last eruption | Miocene |
Gearhart Mountain is a 8,364-foot-high (2,549 m) mountain in Lake County and Klamath County, Oregon, in the United States. It is located in the Gearhart Mountain Wilderness of the Fremont–Winema National Forest, northeast of the Sprague River valley and the town of Bly.
Geology
Gearhart Mountain is one of the larger volcanoes in Lake County. It is a Miocene shield volcano[4] and stratovolcano[3] that has been eroded and become extinct.
See also
References
Categories:
- Mountains of Klamath County, Oregon
- Mountains of Lake County, Oregon
- Two-thousanders of the United States
- Volcanoes of Oregon
- Cascade Volcanoes
- Stratovolcanoes of Oregon
- Miocene shield volcanoes
- Miocene stratovolcanoes
- Extinct volcanoes of the United States
- Neogene geology of Oregon
- Klamath County, Oregon, geography stubs
- Oregon geography stubs