Crater Lake, with an average depth of 1500 feet, is the deepest lake in the United States, and the seventh deepest in the world.
Crater Lake
The depth and clarity of the water give the lake a surreal blue color, even on the partly cloudy day this photograph was taken.
Surreal Blue, Crater Lake
The lake was formed about 7000 years ago when Mount Mazama erupted and subsequently collapsed to form a huge 6 mile wide caldera.
Crater Lake Rim
Wizard Island is a cinder cone which rises 760 feet above the lake’s surface.
Wizard Island
Crater Lake is set in the heart of the beautiful 249 square mile Crater Lake National Park. The park offers camping, a a beautiful historic lodge built in 1915, many miles of hiking trails, cross country skiing, and an amazing scenic drive around the rim of the crater.