Crane Mountain
| Crane Mountain | |
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West face of Crane Mountain
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 8,451 ft (2,576 m) NAVD 88 |
| Prominence | 2,336 ft (712 m) |
| Listing | Oregon county high points |
| Coordinates | 42°03′46″N 120°14′27″W / 42.062818347°N 120.240832017°WCoordinates: 42°03′46″N 120°14′27″W / 42.062818347°N 120.240832017°W |
| Geography | |
 Crane Mountain
Location in Oregon
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| Location | Lake County, Oregon, U.S. |
| Parent range | Warner Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS Crane Mountain |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Fault block |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Steep rough road |
| Normal route | Hiking trail |
Crane Mountain is in the Warner Mountain range and is the tallest peak in Lake County, Oregon, U.S.. It is located southeast of Lakeview in south-central Oregon, near the northwest corner of the Basin and Range Province of the western United States. The mountain is in the Fremont section of the Fremont–Winema National Forest. There was a United States Forest Service fire lookout located near the summit which was removed in 1972. The Crane Mountain National Recreation Trail runs north and south along the crest of the mountain.
Crane Mountain is a peak near the northern end of the Warner Mountains in south-central Oregon. It is in the northwest corner of the basin and range country of the western United States. The mountain is located in the Fremont–Winema National Forest, approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) southeast of Lakeview. The summit of Crane Mountain is at 8,451 feet (2,576 m). The summit, which has a topographic prominence of 2,336 feet (712 m), is the highest point in Lake County, Oregon.
Crane Mountain is a fault-block geologic structure typical of southeast Oregon's basin and range country. The primary rock that makes up the mountain is basalt. The mountain has a west-facing fault scarp with a steep cliff face overlooking the Goose Lake Valley. The mountain's fault-block displacement tilts layers of basalt upward to expose the underlying John Day rhyolite tuff formation on the western flank of the mountain. Agates and thunder eggs are found in the rhyolite layers. Small amounts of gold bearing quartz are also found on the southern slope of the mountain. This is very unusual for an area dominated by basalt. The soils around the mountain are typical of the area. They are derived primarily from broken-down basalt and tuffaceous materials.
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