There are steep drop-offs and trecherous slopes. Crater inside a crater. Wizard Island is crowned with a crater of its own. This photo was taken from the crater lip looking down. In the back ground is the far greater wall of Crater Lake.
Trails lead down to a mound of black volcanic rock, sitting like a plug at the bottom.
These photos were taken from the top of Wizard Island, looking back across the neck of land that almost reaches back to the lake shore. Here you can get a sense of the palette of blues the lake and the sun paint. Crater Lake .