Sifford Mountain volcano
Shield 2149 m / 7051 ft
California, United States, 40.42°N / -121.41°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5) | Reports
Sifford Mountain volcano books
California, United States, 40.42°N / -121.41°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5) | Reports
Sifford Mountain volcano books
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Typical eruption style: unspecified
Sifford Mountain volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
Sifford Mountain volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
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Background:
Sifford Mountain, a basaltic-to-andesitic shield volcano, rises in south-central Lassen National Park. It was probably active during the past 100,000 years (Clynne, in Wood and Kienle, 1990).---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information
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