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Cinder Cone in the Coso Volcanic Field, California
Featured: Cinder cone in the Coso Volcanic Field, east of the Sierra Nevada in California
     
Cinder cones are small cones composed of ... cinders. Cinders are small fragments of lava around an inch or so across. They are explosively ejected during eruptions, and are often accompanied by lava flows that may spread out for several miles around the cone. Eruptions can last a few months to years, but tend to be one-time events.
Red Hill Cinder Cone Red Hill from Highway 395 Red Hill from Fossil Falls Coso Volcanic Field, cone and lava flow Coso Volcanic field Cinder Cone in Coso Volcanic Field
Red Hill
Cinder Cone, in Coso Volcanic field, east of the Sierra Nevada of California
Red Hill is a prominent sight from Highway 395. It is Pleistocene having erupted between 10,000 and 130,000 years ago Red Hill from the Fossil Falls parking lot. An ice age river flowed across the lava flow here. Coso Volcanic Field at the south end of Owens Valley in California. The youngest cones are 40,000 years old. Coso Volcanic Field cinder cone. The field is a geothermal resource. Close up on cone in Coso Volcanic Field
Auckland cinder cone Auckland Cinder Cone Crater of Mt. Eden Crater of Mt Eden Top of Mt. Eden in Auckland, New Zealand Auckland City Center from Mt. Eden
Auckland, New Zealand is a large city, built on 50+ cinder cones. This is Mt. Eden Urban cinder cone: Auckland, New Zealand. The cones are between 600 and 150,000 years old Crater of Mt. Eden, Auckland, New Zealand, about 15,000 years old Another view of the crater of Mt. Eden, Auckland, New Zealand Summit of Mt. Eden in Auckland, New Zealand Auckland city center from summit of Mt. Eden
Sunset Crater AZ Sunset Crater in Arizona Sunset Crater in Arizona Sunset Crater in Arizona Interior of cinder cone near Williams AZ Interior of quarried cinder cone near Williams, AZ
Sunset Crater, AZ, part of the San Francisco Peaks Volcanic Field Sunset Crater is one of the youngest volcanic features in Arizona, erupting between 1040 and 1100 AD Sunset Crater is protected as a National Monument Ancestral Pueblo people witnessed the eruptions that formed the cinder cone. Some of their villages were buried in ash and lava Interior of a quarried cinder cone near Williams, Arizona, showing cinder layer and dikes Quarried cinder cone near Williams, AZ. This is part of the San Francisco Peaks Volcanic Field
Cinder cone in Mojave National Scenic Preserve Cinder cone in Mojave National Scenic Preserve Cinder Butte at Lava Beds National Monument Steep slope of Cinder Butte at Lava Beds National Monument Cinder cone field from Cinder Butte at Lava Beds National Monument a'a flow at Cinder Butte at Lava Beds National Monument
Cinder cone in Mojave National Preserve near Kelbaker Road Cinder cone in Mojave National Preserve. The odd notch in the rim was related to mining claims Cinder Butte and Callahan flow at Lava Beds National Monument Barren slope of Cinder Butte at Lava Beds National Monument. Cone is around 900-1000 years old Cinder cone field as seen from Cinder Butte at Lava Beds National Monument Interior of a'a flow at Cinder Butte at Lava Beds National Monument
A'a flow below Cinder Butte at Lava Beds National Monument A'a flow at Cinder Butte at Lava Beds National Monument Barren cinder slope at Cinder Butte at Lava Beds National Monument Spatter cones at Fleener Chimneys at Lava Beds National Monument Spatter cones at Fleener Chimneys at Lava Beds Cinder Cone field from Schonchin Butte at Lava Beds
Interior of a'a flow at Cinder Butte at Lava Beds National Monument Interior of a'a flow at Cinder Butte at Lava Beds National Monument Barren slope of Cinder Butte, a youthful cinder cone at Lava Beds National Monument Fleener Chimneys at Lava Beds. These are spatter cones rather than cinder cones Fleener Chimneys at Lava Beds. These are spatter cones rather than cinder cones Cinder cone field from Schonchin Butte at Lava Beds National Monument
Cinder Butte from Schonchin Butte at Lava Beds Schonchin Butte and storm Lava Beds Schonchin Butte Schonchin Butte at Lava Beds National Monument High Hole Crater on south flank of Medicine Lake Highland Wizard Island, an andesite cinder cone in Crater Lake
Cinder Butte and Callahan flow from Schonchin Butte at Lava Beds Schonchin Butte and clearing storm at Lava Beds Schonchin Butte  at Lava Beds (By Susan) Schonchin Butte  at Lava Beds National Monument High Hole Crater on south flank of Medicine Lake Highland in California Wizard Island, an andesite cinder cone in Crater Lake
 
Cinder Cones in Hawaii: The islands of the Hawaiian chain are one of the best places in the world to observe cinder cones forming and to see the relative changes that occur as they start to erode. The youngest cinder cone shown here is Pu'u Pau'i at Kilauea, which erupted in 1959. The oldest, Diamond Head and Koko Head on Oahu are around 150,000 years old.
Cinder cone in Haleakala crater Cinder cone on Haleakala Cinder cones in summit valley of Haleakala Cinder cone at summit of Haleakala Cinder cones in Haleakala summit valley Cinder cones in summit crater of Haleakala
Cinder cone in summit valley of Haleakala, Maui Cinder cone in summit valley of Haleakala, Maui Cinder cones in summit valley of Haleakala, Maui Cinder cone at summit valley of Haleakala, Maui Cinder cones in summit valley of Haleakala, Maui Cinder cones in summit valley of Haleakala, Maui
Close up of Diamond Head Diamond Head from the Honolulu Zoo Diamond Head, Oahu, from above Diamond Head from National Cemetery Diamond Head on Oahu Koko Crater, a tuff cone, with ash layers
Close up of Diamond Head, a tuff cone on the island of Hawaii Diamond Head from the Honolulu Zoo on the island of Oahu Diamond Head, a tuff cone (tuff particles are finer than cinders) on the island of Oahu Diamond Head from the National Cemetery Diamond Head, a tuff cone (tuff particles are finer than cinders) Koko Crater, a tuff cone, with ash layers. Southeast shore of Oahu
Koko Head, a tuff cone on Oahu Tuff layers near Koko Head Small cinder cone on Mauna Kea, Mauna Loa in distance Mauna Kea cinder cone Cinder cone field on Mauna Kea Two cinder cones on Saddle Road near Mauna Kea
Koko Crater, a tuff cone, with ash layers. Southeast shore of Oahu Tuff layers near Koko Head on the southeast margin of Oahu, Hawaii Small cinder cone on Mauna Kea, Mauna Loa in distance, the Big Island of Hawai'i Cinder cone on Mauna Kea, Mauna Loa in the distance. Big Island of Hawai'i Cinder cone field on Mauna Kea, slope of Mauna Loa in the distance. Big Island of Hawai'i Two cinder cones on Saddle Road near Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawai'i
Cinder cones on Mauna Kea Cinder cone field on Mauna Kea Cinder cones on Mauna Kea  Pu'u Pau'i at Kilauea Iki  1959 cinder cone at Kilauea Iki  Pu'u Pau''i from 1959 Kilauea Iki eruption
Cinder cone field on Mauna Kea, slope of Mauna Loa in distance Cinder cone field on Mauna Kea, slope of Mauna Loa in distance Cinder cone field on Mauna Kea, slope of Mauna Loa in distance  Pu'u Pau'i, a cinder cone formed during the 1959 Kilauea Iki eruption  Pu'u Pau'i, a cinder cone formed during the 1959 Kilauea Iki eruption  Pu'u Pau'i, a cinder cone formed during the 1959 Kilauea Iki eruption
Pu'u Pau'i from floor of Kilauea Iki Hiking under Pu'u Pau'i at Kilauea Iki Pu'u Pau'i, a cinder cone  
Pu'u Pau'i, from the floor of Kilauea Iki, formed in a 1959 eruption. Big Island of Hawai'i Pu'u Pau'i, a cinder cone formed during the 1959 Kilauea Iki eruption Pu'u Pau'i, a cinder cone formed during the 1959 Kilauea Iki eruption Papalokea Beach near South Point on the Big Island, a breached tuff cone  The eroded tuff cone at Papalokea Beach has produced an olivine green sand beach  The green sand beach is one of only two in Hawai'i. They are very rare! 
           
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