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Lava Cast Forest

4.3 (18) lava field
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  • Formed by a volcanic eruption approximately 6,000 years ago.
  • Features an eerie landscape of hollow tree molds left in the rock.
  • The molds were created when lava encased a forest and the trees subsequently burned away.

This unique geological site in Oregon was formed 6,000 years ago when a volcanic eruption encased a forest in lava. The resulting landscape is considered eerie, featuring hollow molds in the rock where trees once stood before being burned away.

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