Yucca Mountain
Yucca Mountain is a volcano in United States. It last erupted in 80,000 years ago.
- Type
- Caldera, cinder cones
- Last eruption
- 80,000 years ago
Yucca Mountain is a mountain in Nevada, near its border with California, approximately northwest of Las Vegas. Located in the Great Basin, Yucca Mountain is east of the Amargosa Desert, south of the Nevada Test and Training Range and in the Nevada National Security Site. It is the site of the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository, which is currently identified by US federal law as the nation's spent nuclear waste storage facility. However, while licensure of the site through the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is ongoing, political maneuvering led to the site being de-funded in 2010.
Details
- Topo
- USGS Topopah Spring
- Type
- Caldera, cinder cones
- Location
- Nye County, Nevada, U.S.
- Map Size
- 160
- Elevation Ft
- 6707
- Last Eruption
- 80,000 years ago
- Prominence Ft
- 1333
Questions about Yucca Mountain
Where is Yucca Mountain?
Yucca Mountain is in United States.
When did Yucca Mountain last erupt?
Yucca Mountain last erupted in 80,000 years ago.