Date or Age | Event | Deposits |
---|---|---|
A.D. 1859, 1865, 1907? | Minor explosive eruptions of Mount Hood | Scattered pumice |
late 19th century | Late neoglacial advance | Prominent, sharp-crested moraines |
late 18th century | Old Maid eruptive period | Lava dome, pyroclastic-flow and lahar deposits, tephra |
about 500 years ago | Debris flows in Zigzag River | Debris-flow deposits |
1,000 years ago | Debris flows in upper Sandy River | Debris-flow deposits |
1,500 years ago | Timberline eruptive period | Lava dome, pyroclastic-flow and lahar deposits, tephra |
7,700 years ago | Eruptions from vent near Parkdale; Mount Mazama ashfall | Basaltic andesite of Parkdale lava flow; about 5 centimeters of Mazama ash |
11-20,000 years ago | Waning phases of Evans Creek glaciation | Moraines |
13-20,000 years ago | Polallie eruptive period | Lava domes, pyroclastic-flow and lahar deposits, tephra |
20-25,000 years ago | Maximum of Evans Creek glaciation | Belts of moraines in most valleys |
20-30,000 years ago | Mount Hood dome eruptions | Lava domes, pyroclastic-flow and lahar deposits |
30(?)-50,000(?) years ago | Mount Hood lava-flow eruptions | Andesite lava flows of Cathedral Ridge and Tamanawas Falls |
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