Wizard Island

by ProPeak Photography

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Wizard Island

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ProPeak Photography

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Difficult to gage in a photo, Wizard Island is roughly 316 acres of land (or half a square mile), protruding from the surface of Crater Lake.

Named by William Gladstone Steel in 1885, the island is actually a volcanic cinder cone that rises from within the caldera formed by the last major eruption of Mount Mazama nearly 8,000 years ago. A series of smaller eruptions, which took place over several hundred years formed a number of cinder cones, though Wizard Island is the only one that is above the normal level of the lake surface.

The highest point on the island is 6,933 ft above sea level, but a mere 755 feet above the surface of the lake. Boat tours of the lake operate during summer months, allowing visitors to hike the island, but no overnight camping is permitted.

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May 28th, 2019

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