Park Archives: Newberry National Volcanic Monument

In November of 1990, Newberry National Volcanic Monument was created within the boundaries of Deschutes National Forest. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service, this monument provides a unique opportunity to view the Lava Lands of central Oregon. Newberry National Volcanic National Monument includes 54,000+ acres of lakes, lava flows, and spectacular geologic features in central Oregon. The highest point within the Monument is the summit Paulina Peak (7,985 ft.), showcasing views of the Cascades, Newberry Caldera and across the High Desert.

Although commonly referred to as Newberry Crater, the "crater" is in fact a caldera formed when the overlying rocks collapse when a magma chamber is emptied. The caldera stretches across 17 square miles in the heart of the volcano. The 1,200 square mile volcano (about the size of Rhode Island) remains very active to this day. Newberry is both seismically and geothermally active. Geologists believe the caldera sits over a shallow magma body only 2 to 5 kilometers deep. Visitors see numerous cinder cones and vents (over 400 throughout the area), miles of basalt flows, as well as rhyolite flows of obsidian.

The contents of brochures, site bulletins and trading cards (denoted with a colored caption) can be viewed by clicking on the cover. Most modern-day brochures, however, are cover only (denoted by a white caption) due to photograph copyrights. These items are historical in scope and are intended for educational purposes only; they are not meant as an aid for travel planning. The dates under each brochure do not reflect the complete range of years that a particular brochure was issued.

1974	1986	cover only 2003	Date Unknown	2015

Lave Butte Geological Area: A Guide Date Unknown, c1990	Date Unknown	Lava Cast Forest: A Self-Guided Nature Trail Date Unknown	cover only Lava Cast Forest: Walk Through Time c1988	Lava Cast Forest: Walk Through Time Date Unknown, c1990	Traces of the First Peoples in Central Oregon 1990
Lava River Cave 1994	Lava River Cave Date Unknown	cover only Lava River Cave: Explore the Inside of the Earth 1988	Plant Communities Date Unknown	Trail of the Whispering Pines Date Unknown	Trail of the Whispering Pines: Interpretive Botanical Trail Date Unknown
Welcome to Lava Lands Date Unknown		Volcano Viewing Date Unknown		Obsidian Date Unknown
Newberry National Volcanic Monument Date Unknown		Lava Lands Date Unknown

A field guide to Newberry Volcano, Oregon (Robert A. Jensen, Julie M. Donnelly-Nolan and Daniele Mckay, extract from Volcanoes to Vineyards: Geologic Field Trips through the Dynamic Landscape of the Pacific Northwest, ©Geological Society of America Field Guide 15, 2009)