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A Brief Guide to the Parapet View, Sinnott Memorial, Crater Lake National Park by John Campbell Merriam, 1938

Origin of the Mountain

View 1 - This mountain is part of a Tremendous series of lava flows

View 2 - Building of the Mountain

View 3 - Lava Outpourings Through Splitting of Crater Rim

View 4 - Action of Streams and Glaciers on the Mountain in the Course of Its Building

Forming of the Crater

View 5 - Broken Edges of Layers on Crater Slopes Indicate Widening of Crater in All Directions by Breaking Away of Walls

View 6 - Latest Stage in Forming of the Crater, Eruptions Producing Wizard Island and Two Other Cones

Origin of the Lake

Exceptional Features in Beauty of the Lake

View 8 - Color an Outstanding Character of Crater Lake

View 9 - Beauty of the Lake in Relation to Its Surroundings

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