Whaleback Volcano
Updated: Apr 25, 2024 17:34 GMT -
Shield 2605 m / 8547 ft
California, United States, 41.53°N / -122.14°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
California, United States, 41.53°N / -122.14°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Whaleback volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
Latest nearby earthquakes
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Background
Williams (1949) mapped the Whaleback shield volcano and nearby fissure vents as Holocene in age, but Luedke and Smith (1981) mapped the area as Pleistocene and Miller (1989) did not include Whaleback in a summary of Holocene volcanism in California.---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information