Sinker Butte Volcano
Updated: Dec 11, 2024 15:12 GMT -
Shield 1012 m / 3320 ft
Idaho, United States, 43.25°N / -116.62°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
Idaho, United States, 43.25°N / -116.62°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Sinker Butte volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
Latest nearby earthquakes
Background
A Pleistocene shield volcano and tuff cone in the western Snake River Plain, Sinker Butte, is partially dissected by the Snake River Canyon. Lava flows from the tuff cone flowed up to 10 km to the south. A broad lava shield is overlain by a large tuff cone that is capped with lava flows and welded spatter. Ar-Ar dates of 1.25 and 1.17 Ma were obtained from basalts directly below phreatomagmatic tephra and capping basalts, respectively.---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information
Latest satellite images
Sinker Butte Volcano Maps
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Satellite/aerial-type map of Sinker Butte volcano (world scale)
Terrain-type map of Sinker Butte volcano (world scale)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Sinker Butte volcano (region scale large)
Terrain-type map of Sinker Butte volcano (region scale large)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Sinker Butte volcano (region scale medium)
Terrain-type map of Sinker Butte volcano (region scale medium)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Sinker Butte volcano (region scale small)
Terrain-type map of Sinker Butte volcano (region scale small)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Sinker Butte volcano (local scale large)
Terrain-type map of Sinker Butte volcano (local scale large)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Sinker Butte volcano (local scale medium)
Terrain-type map of Sinker Butte volcano (local scale medium)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Sinker Butte volcano (local scale small)
Terrain-type map of Sinker Butte volcano (local scale small)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Sinker Butte volcano (scale of 10s of km)
Terrain-type map of Sinker Butte volcano (scale of 10s of km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Sinker Butte volcano (scale of 20-40 km)
Terrain-type map of Sinker Butte volcano (scale of 20-40 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Sinker Butte volcano (scale of approx. 10-20 km)
Terrain-type map of Sinker Butte volcano (scale of approx. 10-20 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Sinker Butte volcano (scale of 5-10 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Sinker Butte volcano (scale of few kilometers)
