Dantes Peak

Dante's Peak was a towering stratovolcano which could've been seen from any point in the city of Dante's Peak. Dante's peak is the remnant of a much taller volcano that shares the same name. This volcano suffered a catastrophic caldera collapse during a major eruption in 1997, the last time the volcano erupted. Now in 2021, this volcano is showing signs that it is still active. Dante's peak began forming 190,000 years ago and grew up to be a very tall mountain. About 7,000 years ago a major flank eruption on the side of the volcano created a lake known as the High Lake, and was likely similar in nature to the 1707 eruption of Mount Fuji. After this eruption the volcano became dormant for 7,000 years. Then in 1997 the largest eruption of the modern Cascade range occurred when the volcano showed signs of awakening such as high water temperature and large earthquakes at the crater.On February 3, 1997, earthquakes began to swarm and the water had high levels of sulfur. The volcano then violently erupted 4 days later which was similar to the eruption of Mount Saint Helens in 1980. This eruption destroyed the town of Dante's Peak and removed 3,000 feet of the summit. Unfortunately, one fatality occured due to him/her not being evacuated in time. Since then no eruptions have occured however a large crater lake has formed. This lake is largely acidic, due to active fumaroles being located under the water. It is possible that the next eruption will either be phreatic in nature, or a lava dome building episode.