The South Belknap scoria cone on the left skyline was constructed on the SW flank of Belknap shield volcano (upper right) about 2,600 years ago during an eruption that produced lava flows towards the south. The foreground lava flows originated from Belknap.

Photo by Lee Siebert, 1995 (Smithsonian Institution).

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Galleries: Lava Flows

Keywords: cone | lava flow | aa | scoria cone

Belknap