Crater Lake, view from north

Title: Crater Lake, view from north
LC Subject: Lakes--Oregon Islands--Oregon
Photographer: Kiser, Fred H.
Description: Here is an inspiring view of Crater Lake - that which is left of grim old Mt. Mazama - the deepest and bluest lake in the world. It measures two thousand feet in depth and the intensity of its color is almost unbelievable even while you look at it. Many Alpine lakes are blue under some lights. The deep blueness of Crater Lake may possibly be due to mineral which the water holds in solution; yet a glassful of the water is as clear as the clearest. Its cliffs from skyline to surface are a thousand feet high, and its color may be due in part to these surrounding walls and to its enormous depth. From the rim, a narrow margin of the water along the walls appears to be sea-green. The lake has no visible inlet or outlet as it occupies the great cavity left by Mt. Mazama when it disappeared into its own depths. It is a gem of wonderful color in a setting of pearly lavas relieved by patches of pine-green and snow-white - a gem which varies in hue with every atmospheric change and every shift of light. Because of the unique character and extraordinary beauty of the lake called by Joaquin Miller, 'The Sea of Silence', Crater Lake National Park was established in 1902.
Work Type: lantern slides
Location: Wizard Island >> Klamath County >> Oregon >> United States Crater Lake National Park >> Klamath County >> Oregon >> United States
Date: 1900/1940
Identifier: P217:43:06
Rights: In Copyright
Rights Holder: OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center
Local Collection Name: Visual Instruction Department Lantern Slides, 1900-1940 (P 217) Gerald W. Williams Papers, 1854-2016 (MSS Williams)
Type: Image
Format: image/tiff
Set: OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center
Primary Set: OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center
Is Part Of: Set 65 - Crater Lake
Institution: Oregon State University
Modified: 2015-02-24
Submission Date: 2009-07-10
Note: Hand-tinted