In the heart of Oregon’s high desert, just south of Bend, lies a vast volcanic landscape that whispers tales of fire and ...

But the eruption stopped as suddenly as it ... try Lassen Peak. Four types of volcanoes—shield, composite, cinder cone, and plug dome—can be found in Lassen Volcanic National Park, where ...

“Based on the volcanic deposits from recent eruptions on Haleakala, which include lava flows and cinder cones, we assume that future eruptions will be similar . . . effusive eruptions, something ...

For a few days in 1959, the cast of “Journey to the Center of the Earth” assembled near Amboy where the cinder cone was ...

Ash released from shield volcanoes often builds up around the vent forming a steep, round hill known as a cinder cone. A lava tube may also form, beneath the surface of the ground, when low ...

When people think about volcanoes, they often picture places like Hawaii or Yellowstone—not Colorado. But did you know that ...

Scientists will tell you that Amboy Crater, a volcanic cinder cone out in the Mojave Desert, has been dormant for maybe 10,000 years, but that doesn’t take into consideration its 1959 eruption ...

For 25 million years, volcanos spewed molten rock and ash across New Mexico, forming craters, super volcanos, cinder cones, lava flows and peak-less mountains. Over time, these massive eruptions ...