Crater Flat volcano
Volcanic field 1128 m / 3701 ft
Nevada, United States, 36.77°N / -116.55°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5) | Reports
Crater Flat volcano books
Nevada, United States, 36.77°N / -116.55°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5) | Reports
Crater Flat volcano books
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Typical eruption style: unspecified
Crater Flat volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
Crater Flat volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
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Background:
The Crater Flat volcanic field south of the Miocene Timber Mountain caldera contains five Quaternary cinder cones and lava flows. The youngest cone, the Lathrop Wells scoria cone, was formed about 80,000 years ago (Valentine et al., 2007) and produced lava flows from vents at the southern and NE flanks of the scoria cone.---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information
Crater Flat Photos:
 The erupting crater of Yasur volcano under a moon- and starlit sky. The torch of a distant observer on the opposite rim looks like a second moon. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) |  Clear view onto the lava lake inside Marum's west crater. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) |  An usually clear view of the interior of Benbow's crater in the evening. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) |
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