Yellowstone Hotspot Track—Columbia Plateau, Oregon

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Yellowstone Hotspot Track—Columbia Plateau, Oregon

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Columns of basalt represent vast outpourings of fluid lava that covered large portions of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho as the hotspot surfaced 17 million years ago.

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2019
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National Parks Gallery
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Public Domain Dedication

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