Fort Rock
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Fort Rock is a striking ring-shaped volcanic tuff formation in central Oregon known for its towering cliffs and significant archaeological sites.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
geologic formation ⓘ maar ⓘ volcanic tuff ring ⓘ |
| approximateDiameter |
about 1,400 meters
ⓘ
about 4,600 feet ⓘ |
| archaeologicalFind | sagebrush-bark sandals ⓘ |
| archaeologicalFindAge | over 9,000 years old ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Fort Rock Basin National Natural Landmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithArchaeologist | Luther Cressman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containedAncientLakeShorelines | true ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Lake County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designatedAsNationalNaturalLandmark | 1966 ⓘ |
| designation | National Natural Landmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceToBend | roughly 70 miles southeast of Bend, Oregon ⓘ |
| distanceToNearestTown | about 1 mile northwest of Fort Rock, Oregon ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 4,300 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| evidenceOf | early human occupation in the Great Basin ⓘ |
| feature |
breached rim on the west side
ⓘ
steep inner cliffs ⓘ tuff ring crater ⓘ wave-cut terraces ⓘ |
| formedIn | Pleistocene epoch ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Pleistocene ⓘ |
| geologicComposition | volcanic tuff ⓘ |
| geologicOrigin | phreatomagmatic eruption ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSignificance | true ⓘ |
| hasTrail | loop trail inside the ring ⓘ |
| height | cliffs up to about 200 feet high ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Fort Rock sandals discovery
ⓘ
ancient Native American archaeological sites ⓘ |
| landformType | volcanic landform ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Great Basin region
NERFINISHED
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Lake County, Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ Oregon ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedNear | community of Fort Rock, Oregon ⓘ |
| managedBy | Oregon Parks and Recreation Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestHighway | Oregon Route 31 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Fort Rock Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fort Rock State Natural Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularFor |
geology viewing
ⓘ
hiking ⓘ photography ⓘ |
| region | central Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shape | ring-shaped ⓘ |
| state | Oregon ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
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