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Big Obsidian Flow

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Paulina Lake from Paulina Peak (bobcat)
The parking area at the top of Paulina Peak, Newberry Caldera (bobcat)

Description

The one-square-mile Big Obsidian Flow is one of the most memorable features in a landscape of outstanding volcanic features. This lava flow, composed almost entirely of black glass (obsidian) is the youngest in Oregon, and issued forth only 1,300 years ago. Native Americans fashioned obsidian fragments into tools and weapons, such as spear and arrow heads. A short interpretive trail leads around the flow.

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