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Twin Buttes volcano

cinder cones 1,631 m / 5,351 ft
California, USA (mainland exept Alaska), 40.78°N / -121.6°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5) | Reports
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Typical eruption style: Explosive
Twin Buttes volcano eruptions: none during the past 10,000 years No recent earthquakes
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Twin Buttes in northern California is a volcanic field of cinder cones, lava flows and domes.


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