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Lava Cast Forest

Lava Cast Forest, a cast of a tree
Lava Cast Forest, a cast of a tree, Oregon. / B.D.’s world, Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0

WorldBlue  In short

Here some 6,000 years ago lava poured in a forest and as the molten stone surrounded the trunks of trees, it preserved the molds of these trees. Sometimes these holes contain even imprints of the tree bark, some charcoals.

3 out of 10 stars 29.8%

GPS coordinates
43.81583 N 121.28576 W
Location, address
North America, United States, Oregon, Deschutes County, Newberry National Volcanic Monument

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