Bus-Obo Volcano
Updated: Jun 11, 2025 03:51 GMT -
Cinder cone
Mongolia, 47.12°N / 109.08°E 
Summit height: 1162 m / 3,812 ft
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Bus-Obo volcano eruptions: unknown, no recent eruptions
Latest nearby earthquakes
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Background
Bus-Obo volcano is a 90-m-high basaltic cinder cone of possible late-Pleistocene to Holocene age located east of the Orchon Gol area of east-central Mongolia, about 100 km SE of the capital city of Ulaanbaatar.---
Smithsonian / GVP volcano information
Bus-Obo Volcano Photos
A strong eruption occurs on the evening of 25 Feb, producing a tall lava fountain from the northern vent and ejecting incandescent bombs to the lower northern flanks, whe...
The 'a'a lava flow front, is still moving,- very slowly. Blocks are tumbling from its top, setting fire to isolated bushes of broom. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Part of a series of Mud Volcanoes near Qobustan, Azerbaijan (Photo: WNomad)
Indonesian flags in our little bus (Photo: Tobias Schorr)
Latest satellite images
Bus-Obo Volcano Maps
Below is a selection of maps showing the location and surroundings of the volcano at various resolutions based on aerial-imagery / terrain maps. Feel free to use them for non-commercial purposes on your blog or website as long as you credit them with a link back to this page (click to copy it).
Satellite/aerial-type map of Bus-Obo volcano (world scale)
Terrain-type map of Bus-Obo volcano (world scale)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Bus-Obo volcano (region scale large)
Terrain-type map of Bus-Obo volcano (region scale large)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Bus-Obo volcano (region scale medium)
Terrain-type map of Bus-Obo volcano (region scale medium)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Bus-Obo volcano (region scale small)
Terrain-type map of Bus-Obo volcano (region scale small)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Bus-Obo volcano (local scale large)
Terrain-type map of Bus-Obo volcano (local scale large)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Bus-Obo volcano (local scale medium)
Terrain-type map of Bus-Obo volcano (local scale medium)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Bus-Obo volcano (local scale small)
Terrain-type map of Bus-Obo volcano (local scale small)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Bus-Obo volcano (scale of 10s of km)
Terrain-type map of Bus-Obo volcano (scale of 10s of km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Bus-Obo volcano (scale of 20-40 km)
Terrain-type map of Bus-Obo volcano (scale of 20-40 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Bus-Obo volcano (scale of approx. 10-20 km)
Terrain-type map of Bus-Obo volcano (scale of approx. 10-20 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Bus-Obo volcano (scale of 5-10 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Bus-Obo volcano (scale of few kilometers)
