Snow Mountain Volcano
Updated: Apr 25, 2024 19:20 GMT -
Stratovolcano 2077 m / 6814 ft
California, United States, 40.76°N / -121.8°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
California, United States, 40.76°N / -121.8°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Snow Mountain volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
Latest nearby earthquakes
Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance / Location | |||
Apr 18, 04:36 am (Los Angeles) | 1.5 3.6 km | 16 km (9.7 mi) to the S | 16 km NNE of Shingletown, CA | Info | |
Thursday, April 11, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 11, 04:44 pm (Los Angeles) | 2.2 16 km | 25 km (16 mi) to the S | 6 km N of Shingletown, CA | Info |
Background
The Snow Mountain volcanic center is a large eroded andesitic-to-rhyolitic stratovolcano that was active from about 2 million to 1 million years ago (Clynne, in Wood and Kienle, 1990).---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information
Snow Mountain Volcano Photos
The bright glow illuminates the partially snow-covered surfaces of the mountain. The 2002 eruption cones to the left of the image. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
With exceptional visibility, the still snow-clad mountain ranges of Crete in more than 120 km distance are clearly visible. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
3200 m a.s.l. Only a few meters left to climb! (c)
There is snow even inside the pit crater. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)