Fort Rock Oregon Map
Hike around and you ll soon realize it s even bigger than it looks.
Fort rock oregon map. An enormous near circle of towering jagged rock walls make it seem like a fort. Fort rock cave is situated 1 miles northwest of fort rock. It s an old tuff ring set in what was a shallow sea in prehistoric times. Fort rock cave was the site of the earliest evidence of human habitation in the us state of oregon before the excavation of paisley caves.
This place is situated in lake county oregon united states its geographical coordinates are 43 21 24 north 121 3 10 west and its original name with diacritics is fort rock. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash. Fort rock loop is a 1 1 mile lightly trafficked loop trail located near silver lake oregon that offers scenic views and is good for all skill levels. Fort rock is one of two homestead era communities remaining in the area along with silver lake.
The trail is primarily used for hiking walking and running and is best used from march until october. Fort rock fort rock is a tuff ring located on an ice age lake bed in north lake county oregon united states the ring is about 4 460 feet in diameter and stands about 200 feet high above the surrounding plain. John atherton cc by sa 2 0. The community of fort rock was named after the natural feature fort rock by the town s founder ray nash.
Fort rock post office was established in 1908 under postmaster josiah thomas rhoton.