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Images of Clear Lake Volcanic Field.
Cinder cones (or scoria cones) are relatively small, steep-sided volcanoes that are constructed around a single vent when lava is ejected into the air, breaks into smaller pieces, and builds up around the sides of the vent. This photo is looking across the quarry which exposes the interior of a cinder cone east of Clearlake Oaks in the Clear Lake Volcanic Field.
Cinder cones (or scoria cones) are relatively small, steep-sided volcanoes that are constructed around a single vent when lava is ejected into the air, breaks into smaller pieces, and builds up around the sides of the vent. This photo is looking across the quarry which exposes the interior of a cinder cone east of Clearlake Oaks in the Clear Lake Volcanic Field.
Located at the midpoint of Clear Lake in Lake County, California, Buckingham Peninsula shows evidence of young explosive volcanism in the Clear Lake Volcanic Field. Little Borax Lake, enclosed within the Buckingham golf course, is a water-filled maar crater, as is Horseshoe Bay to its northeast. USGS photo by J. Ball.
Located at the midpoint of Clear Lake in Lake County, California, Buckingham Peninsula shows evidence of young explosive volcanism in the Clear Lake Volcanic Field. Little Borax Lake, enclosed within the Buckingham golf course, is a water-filled maar crater, as is Horseshoe Bay to its northeast. USGS photo by J. Ball.
Thurston Lake and Mount Konocti, Clear Lake Volcanic Field, California.
Thurston Lake and Mount Konocti, Clear Lake Volcanic Field, California.
Mount Konocti as seen from the town of Clear Lake.
Mount Konocti as seen from the town of Clear Lake.
Clear Lake Volcanic Field, California. Tuff deposit outcrop.
Clear Lake Volcanic Field, California. Tuff deposit outcrop.
Mt. Konocti erupted during the most recent stage of volcanism (01. Ma to 10,000 years ago), and a future eruption from the same site would be devastating to the nearby inhabitants.
Mt. Konocti erupted during the most recent stage of volcanism (01. Ma to 10,000 years ago), and a future eruption from the same site would be devastating to the nearby inhabitants.
Mount Konocti, the most distinct volcanic feature of the Clear Lake Volcanics as viewed to the west from Cinder Cone.
Mount Konocti, the most distinct volcanic feature of the Clear Lake Volcanics as viewed to the west from Cinder Cone.
Mount Konocti, a mostly dacitic composite cone, on the western shore of Clear Lake, California. Thurston Lake is in the foreground.
Mount Konocti, a mostly dacitic composite cone, on the western shore of Clear Lake, California. Thurston Lake is in the foreground.