GVP volcano 327050 · no holder yet
Black Rock Desert
Black Rock Desert is a 1,800 m volcanic field in the United States, last erupted in 1290.
- Type
- Volcanic field (cluster landform)
- Summit
- 1,800 m above sea level
- Rock
- Basalt / Picro-Basalt
- Setting
- Rift zone, continental, over 25 km
- Last eruption
- 1290
- Largest known
- no eruption with a measured size
- Eruptions
- 1 confirmed in the record
- Where
- 38.97°N 112.50°W · United States
- Region
- Basin and Range Volcanic Province, North America Volcanic Regions
- Record
- Global Volcanism Program, volcano 327050
Not a hazard warning. For safety information follow USGS Volcano Hazards Program.