Ohio native William Gladstone Steel helped create Crater Lake National Park, where the lake is most famous for what?
Crater Lake Crater Lake (Klamath: giiwas) is a caldera lake in south-central Oregon in the western United States. It is the main feature of Crater Lake National Park and is famous for its deep blue color and water clarity. The lake partly fills a nearly 2148 ft -deep caldera that was formed around 7,700 (± 150) years ago
Christmas Valley Sand Dunes The Christmas Valley Sand Dunes are a natural sand dune complex covering 11000 acre of public lands east of Christmas Valley in Lake County, Oregon, United States, about 100 mi southeast of Bend. The area is accessible via the Christmas Valley National Back Country Byway. The dunes are up to 60 ft high. It is the largest inland shifting sand dune system in the Pacific Northwest. The dunes are composed mostly of ash and pumice from the eruption of Mount Mazama that formed Crater Lake 7,000 years ago. Approximately 8900 acre of dunes are open to vehicles.