What is the sacred significance of the Crater Lake?

A Most Sacred Place. The Significance of Crater Lake among the. Indians of Southern Oregon. There's nowhere else in the world like Crater Lake. It was one of our most sacred places. It still is. ?Klamath elder, lggg. IONG before Europeans glimpsed the Pacific Northwest,. read more

On the basis of maximum depth, Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the United States, the second-deepest in North America (after Great Slave Lake in Canada), and the ninth-deepest lake in the world. read more

Among the Klamath tribes the lake and the land surrounding it is known as gii-was, meaning sacred place. Wizard Island, the cinder cone in Crater Lake. According to the Klamath tribes, in ancient times a great battle was waged, which resulted in the creation of the lake. read more

The Significance of Crater Lake among the Indians of Southern Oregon There's nowhere else in the world like Crater Lake. It was one of our most sacred places. It still is. -Klamathdder, 1999 L G BEFORE EUROPEANS GLIMPSED the Pacific Northwest, Crater Lake was well known to many Native peoples of the region. read more