Global Volcanism Program | Image GVP-03050

Little Belknap shield volcano, seen here from the side of Belknap on the west with Black Crater in the background, formed about 2,900 years ago. Lava flows from Little Belknap, buttressed against the higher Belknap volcano on the west, spread primarily to the east. Photo by Lee Siebert, 1982 (Smithsonian Institution).

Little Belknap shield volcano, seen here from the side of Belknap on the west with Black Crater in the background, formed about 2,900 years ago. Lava flows from Little Belknap, buttressed against the higher Belknap volcano on the west, spread primarily to the east.

Photo by Lee Siebert, 1982 (Smithsonian Institution).

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