Structural Geology – Active Tectonics
The Wallowa MountainsThe Wallowa Mountains rise along a fault zone just south of the town of Joseph.
Glacial valleys & frontal fault zoneGlacial valleys and frontal fault
Fault-bounded east front of Steens Mountain and Alvord Desert.Fault-bounded east front of Steens Mountain and Alvord Desert.
Headwall of a landslide: Cape Blanco, OregonHeadwall of a landslide: small normal fault offsetting uplifted Pleistocene marine gravels, Cape Blanco, Oregon. Continuation of uplifted marine terrace in background.
Fault-block Mountain and Desert SpringAbrupt fault-bounded east side of Steens Mountain, SE Oregon and water from spring.
