Is it Merlin's hat or Dumbledore's? Either way, the shape of this volcanic cinder cone rising from Oregon's Crater Lake definitely resembles a wizard's pointy hat, which is what inspired its name.

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Is it Merlin's hat or Dumbledore's? Either way, the shape of this volcanic cinder cone rising from Oregon's Crater Lake definitely resembles a wizard's pointy hat, which is what inspired its name.

The sorcerer's chapeau was shaped around 8,000 years ago, when Mount Mazama erupted, and then collapsed. The resulting crater surrounding the cinder cone filled with snowfall, creating an incredibly clear — and bone-chillingly cold — lake that's among the bluest (and cleanest) in the world. At 1,943 feet, it's also the deepest lake in the U.S.

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