Medicine Lake Volcano
Medicine Lake Volcano is a volcano in United States. It last erupted in 1080 ± 25 years.
- Type
- Shield volcano
- Last eruption
- 1080 ± 25 years
Medicine Lake Volcano is a large shield volcano in northeastern California about northeast of Mount Shasta. The volcano is located in a zone of east–west crustal extension east of the main axis of the Cascade Volcanic Arc and the Cascade Range. The thick shield is from east to west and from north to south, and covers more than . The underlying rock has downwarped by under the center of the volcano. The volcano is primarily composed of basalt and basaltic andesite lava flows, and has a caldera at the center.
Details
- Age
- About 500,000 years
- Url
- http://www.nps.gov/archive/labe/content/RM_MedLakeVolcano.htm
- Topo
- USGS Medicine Lake
- Type
- Shield volcano
- Work
- Lava Beds National Monument
- Range
- Cascade Range
- Title
- Medicine Lake Shield Volcano: The Sleeping Giant
- Location
- Siskiyou County, California, U.S.
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Elevation Ft
- 7921
- Volcanic Arc
- Cascade Volcanic Arc
- Last Eruption
- 1080 ± 25 years
Questions about Medicine Lake Volcano
Where is Medicine Lake Volcano?
Medicine Lake Volcano is in United States.
When did Medicine Lake Volcano last erupt?
Medicine Lake Volcano last erupted in 1080 ± 25 years.