Sawtooth Crater, also known as Sawtooth Ridge, is a shield volcano[3][4] and volcanic crater[5] in Baker and Union counties of Oregon.

Sawtooth Crater
Geology
Mountain typeShield volcano[1][2]

Geography

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Sawtooth Crater is bordered to the north and northeast by the Wallowa Mountains and is located northeast of Baker City, Oregon.

Geology

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Sawtooth Crater is a shield volcano of unknown age. It has a volcanic plug and two radial dikes.[6][7] It also has olivine basalt and platy andesite.[8][9]

Hiking

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Sawtooth Crater can be hiked to via a road used by the U.S. Forest Service road that starts at Medical Springs.[10][11]

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