~ THE WIZARD ~
Wizard Island has been considered to be the most spectacular cinder cone in the world. Formed after the collapse of Mt. Mazama, it is likely that it was born
some 7,000 years ago.
Some parts of the cone which forms Wizard Island were formed from eruptions underwater, while other sections apparently were part of eruptions above water which were later submerged. The parts of the cone which rise above the surface of the lake continued to grow above the water. The island assumed its familiar conical shape was formed largely in the final part of the 300 year period it took for the lake to form. The island was named by William Gladstone Steel, who felt that it resembled a sorcerer's hat.
Uploaded on September 18, 2014