Not many people realize that Tiger is actually a dormant volcano. Hasn't erupted in many, many millennia, but this could be the start of the next big one.
Tiger Mountain is mostly igneous but the last eruption was in the Oligocene about 30 million years ago. In comparison the Columbia River Basalt is Miocene 15-20 million years ago and Mount Rainier only started a few hundred thousand years and has had mostly minor eruptions for the last 10,000. I think a more accurate term for Tiger is "extinct", but we can always hope
"You do not laugh when you look at the mountains, or when you look at the sea." Lafcadio Hearn
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"You do not laugh when you look at the mountains, or when you look at the sea." Lafcadio Hearn
I want a new volcano West of the Cascades in the Willapa or Capitol hills. It'd make the area much more interesting! I visited Mima Mounds today and found myself wishing the skyline was more dramatic. A big volcano towering overhead would be a great backdrop to the blue oceans of Camas.......
Tiger Mountain is mostly igneous but the last eruption was in the Oligocene about 30 million years ago. In comparison the Columbia River Basalt is Miocene 15-20 million years ago and Mount Rainier only started a few hundred thousand years and has had mostly minor eruptions for the last 10,000. I think a more accurate term for Tiger is "extinct", but we can always hope
Maybe one day West Tiger 3 will blow it's top, blow away all the trees that have grown up (where are the loggers when you need them anyway?) and open up the views again... Of course then it will probably only be about 1,000 feet high.....
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