Ricksecker Point lava flow (the ridge in the center of the photo) e...
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Ricksecker Point lava flow (the ridge in the center of the photo) erupted 40,000 years ago on the flanks of Mount Rainier along a high ridge adjacent to valley filling glaciers.
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Timeline of eruptions at Mount Rainier.