Re: [meteorite-list] opinions on suspect crater / odd formation

2011-07-10 Thread Count Deiro
@meteoritecentral.com, dragon-hun...@live.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] opinions on suspect crater / odd formation Dark Lake, Mount Hood National Forest, Estacada, OR, 44.796343 -121.760206 1.433 km el, about 0.7 km wide, 1.533 km high edge to SSW, 100 m higher -- may be many impact

Re: [meteorite-list] opinions on suspect crater / odd formation

2011-07-10 Thread Yinan Wang
Hi everyone, If you look in Google Earth, you'll see the lakes and other structures are on the flanks and lava flows of various volcanoes of the Cascade Range. Between Olallie Bluff and Mount Jefferson you have a whole bunch of lakes that have formed in the remnants of glacial terrain. Volcanic

Re: [meteorite-list] opinions on suspect crater / odd formation

2011-07-10 Thread Rich Murray
Harvey Lake, 44.752438 -121.768857 1.604 km el, .3 km NS, on a slightly larger flat step, 5 km S of Dark Lake, with smaller lakes nearby, including one right on the high rim to the NW, to the E of Lake Hilda. __ Visit the Archives at

Re: [meteorite-list] opinions on suspect crater / odd formation

2011-07-10 Thread Rich Murray
Fish Lake 44.833249 -121.813345 1.299 km el, 0.93 km wide EW rim to rim, 1.403 km el at edge to SE, 104 m higher, without drainage. Note nearby ponds as small as 20 m. Study Google Maps Terrain -- looks like an impact crater, between Sisi Butte and Dark Lake.

[meteorite-list] opinions on suspect crater / odd formation

2011-07-09 Thread Mike Hankey
These coordinates were sent to me from someone on the web who wanted to know if this spot was an impact crater. 44.900633, -121.838722 It looks a bit weird, but I'm thinking possible volcano. Does anyone have any thoughts or opinions on this? Thanks, Mike

Re: [meteorite-list] opinions on suspect crater / odd formation

2011-07-09 Thread Yinan Wang
Looks volcanic, possibly enhanced by logging creating different sized tree-lines. -Yinan On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 4:58 PM, Mike Hankey mike.han...@gmail.com wrote: These coordinates were sent to me from someone on the web who wanted to know if this spot was an impact crater. 44.900633,

Re: [meteorite-list] opinions on suspect crater / odd formation

2011-07-09 Thread Count Deiro
Sent: Jul 9, 2011 4:43 PM To: Mike Hankey mike.han...@gmail.com Cc: meteoritelist meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] opinions on suspect crater / odd formation Looks volcanic, possibly enhanced by logging creating different sized tree-lines. -Yinan On Sat, Jul 9, 2011

Re: [meteorite-list] opinions on suspect crater / odd formation

2011-07-09 Thread Rich Murray
Dark Lake, Mount Hood National Forest, Estacada, OR, 44.796343 -121.760206 1.433 km el, about 0.7 km wide, 1.533 km high edge to SSW, 100 m higher -- may be many impact features of various sizes -- 13 km S of Sisi Butte -- Sisi Butte 44.899219 -121.844491 1.711 km top el, 1.287 km low at