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Oregon National Natural Landmarks

Crown Point - 5/28/1995 (Photo 9/20/2024)
A 733 feet high basalt promontory on the Columbia River Gorge, the remains of a lava flow that filled the ancestral channel of the Columbia River

Fort Rock State Monument - 9/24/2025)
A tuff ring located on an ice age lakebed created when rising basalt magma hit the wet muds of a lake bottom, the name derived from the tall, straight sides that resemble fort palisades

John Day Fossil Beds - 9/21/2013
Colorful rock formations preserve a world class record of plant and animal evolution, changing climate, and past ecosystems that span over 40 million years

Newberry Volcano - 9/24/2025
This large, active, shield-shaped stratovolcano, named for geologist John Newberry, is located about 35 miles east of the major crest of the Cascade Range, within the Newberry National Volcanic Monument