List of volcanoes in the United States
Appearance
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This article contains a list of volcanoes, which are active, dormant, or extinct in the United States and its territories.
Alaska
[edit]American Samoa
[edit]| Name | Elevation | Location | Last eruption | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| meters | feet | Coordinates | ||
| Malumalu | - | - | 14°36′29″S 169°47′06″W / 14.607943°S 169.784919°W | Last 8,000 years |
| Taʻū | 931 | 3054 | 14°13′48″S 169°27′14″W / 14.23°S 169.454°W | 30,000 years ago[15] |
| Ofu-Olosega | 639 | 2096 | 14°10′30″S 169°37′05″W / 14.175°S 169.618°W | 1866 unnamed submarine cone eruption |
| Tutuila | 653 | 2142 | 14°17′42″S 170°42′00″W / 14.295°S 170.70°W | 440 CE[16] |
| Vailuluʻu | -592 | -1842 | 14°17′42″S 170°42′00″W / 14.295°S 170.70°W | 2003 west of unnamed submarine caldera and nafauna |
Arizona
[edit]California
[edit]Colorado
[edit]| Name | Elevation | Location | Last eruption | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| meters | feet | Coordinates | ||
| Dotsero | 2,230 | 7,316 | 39°39′40″N 107°02′06″W / 39.66111°N 107.03500°W | 2200 BC ± 300 years |
| La Garita Caldera | 4,274 | 14,022 | 37°43′36″N 106°46′28″W / 37.72667°N 106.77444°W | 26.3 Ma |
| Never Summer Mountains | 3,946 | 12,945 | 40°28′10″N 105°53′42″W / 40.46944°N 105.89500°W | 24 to 29 million years ago |
| Summer Coon | - | - | 37°46′51″N 106°22′09″W / 37.78083°N 106.36917°W | 24 to 34 million years ago |
Hawaii
[edit]Idaho
[edit]| Name | Elevation | Location | Last eruption | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| meters | feet | Coordinates | ||
| Big Southern Butte | 2298 | 7540 | 43°14′N 113°01′W / 43.24°N 113.01°W | 300,000 years ago |
| Blue Creek | - | - | - | - |
| Craters of the Moon | 2005 | 6578 | 43°25′N 113°30′W / 43.42°N 113.50°W | 130 BC ± 50 years |
| Yellowstone Plateau volcanic field | 2805 | 9203 | 44°28′16″N 110°30′07″W / 44.471031°N 110.501862°W | 70,000 years ago (magmatic) / 1350 BC ± 200 years (hydrothermal)[21] |
| Juniper Buttes | 1905 | 6250 | 44°12′N 111°32′W / 44.20°N 111.53°W | - |
| Menan Buttes | 1713 | 5619 | 43°36′N 111°30′W / 43.60°N 111.5°W | 10,000 years ago |
| Shoshone Volcano | - | - | - | - |
| Split Butte | - | - | 44°15′N 111°44′W / 44.25°N 111.73°W | - |
| The Great Rift | - | - | 43°27′42″N 113°33′46″W / 43.46167°N 113.56278°W | - |
Illinois
[edit]| Name | Elevation | Location | Last eruption | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| meters | feet | Coordinates | ||
| Hicks Dome[22] | 203 | 666 | 37°32′N 88°22′W / 37.53°N 88.37°W | 400-345 million years ago |
Louisiana
[edit]| Name | Elevation | Location | Last eruption | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| meters | feet | Coordinates | ||
| Door Point Volcano | -2200 | -7200 | - | 74-90 million years ago |
Michigan
[edit]| Name | Elevation | Location | Last eruption | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| meters | feet | Coordinates | ||
| Porcupine Mountains Central-Volcano | 595 | 1,958 | 46°46′52″N 89°40′51″W / 46.78111°N 89.68083°W | 1.093 billion years ago[23] |
Mississippi
[edit]| Name | Elevation | Location | Last eruption | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| meters | feet | Coordinates | ||
| Jackson Volcano | -880 (from surface) | -2900 | 32°18′0″N 90°10′19″W / 32.30000°N 90.17194°W | 65 million years ago |
| Midnight Volcano | -1110 (from surface) | -3641 | 33°02′57″N 90°34′25″W / 33.04904°N 90.573494°W | 66 million years ago |
Missouri
[edit]| Name | Elevation | Location | Last eruption | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| meters | feet | Coordinates | ||
| Taum Sauk Caldera | 540 | 1772 | 37°31′44″N 90°47′10″W / 37.5288°N 90.7862°W | 1.485 billion years ago |
Montana
[edit]| Name | Elevation | Location | Last eruption | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| meters | feet | Coordinates | ||
| Elkhorn Mountains | 2869 | 9414 | 46°18′08″N 112°00′43″W / 46.3022957°N 112.012053°W | Late Cretaceous, 74 million years ago[24][25] |
| Yellowstone Plateau Volcanic Field | 2805 | 9203 | 45°30′N 110°31′W / 45.5°N 110.52°W | 70,000 years ago (magmatic) / 1350 BC ± 200 years (hydrothermal)[21] |
Nevada
[edit]| Name | Elevation | Location | Last eruption | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| meters | feet | Coordinates | ||
| Cottonwood Caldera | - | - | - | 15.70 million years ago |
| Crater Flat (Southwest Nevada Volcanic Field) | - | - | 36°47′N 116°34′W / 36.783°N 116.567°W | 80,000 years ago |
| Indian Peak-Caliente Caldera Complex | - | - | 38°00′00″N 114°00′00″W / 38.000°N 114.000°W | 18 million years ago |
| Jessup area | - | - | 39°56′N 118°52′W / 39.933°N 118.867°W | Jurassic |
| Lunar Crater volcanic field | - | - | 38°N 116°W / 38°N 116°W | 38,100 ± 10,000 years ago |
| McDermitt Caldera | 2078 | 6816 | 42°00′05″N 117°59′48″W / 42.00139°N 117.99667°W | 16.39 ± 0.02 million years ago |
| Steamboat Springs | 1415 | 4642 | 39°22′30″N 119°43′12″W / 39.375°N 119.72°W | 1.14 million years ago |
| Soda Lakes | 1251 | 4104 | 39°53′N 119°27′W / 39.883°N 119.450°W | Holocene |
| Virgin Valley Caldera | - | - | - | 16.38 million years ago |
| Yucca Mountain | 2044 | 6707 | 36°56′N 116°29′W / 36.933°N 116.483°W | 80,000 years ago |
New Hampshire
[edit]| Name | Elevation | Location | Last eruption | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| meters | feet | Coordinates | ||
| Pawtuckaway Mountains | - | - | 43°06′39″N 71°11′11″W / 43.11083°N 71.18639°W | Cretaceous |
| Ossipee Mountains | - | - | 43°44′37″N 71°16′26″W / 43.74361°N 71.27389°W | Cretaceous |
New Jersey
[edit]| Name | Elevation | Location | Last eruption | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| meters | feet | Coordinates | ||
| Rutan Hill | 310 | 1,020 | 41°14′43″N 74°40′35″W / 41.24528°N 74.67639°W | Ordovician |
New Mexico
[edit]North Carolina
[edit]| Name | Elevation | Location | Last eruption | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| meters | feet | Coordinates | ||
| Hillsborough Caldera | - | - | 36°4′24″N 78°58′52″W / 36.07333°N 78.98111°W | 630 million years ago[26] |
| Morrow Mountain | 276 | 906 | 35°21′8.49″N 80°05′34.19″W / 35.3523583°N 80.0928306°W | 550 million years ago[27][28] |
| Pond Mountain Volcanic Center | 1517.904 | 4980 | 36°34′29.1″N 81°39′10.7″W / 36.574750°N 81.652972°W | 760 million years ago[29] |
Northern Mariana Islands
[edit]
Oregon
[edit]Texas
[edit]| Name | Elevation | Location | Last eruption | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| meters | feet | Coordinates | ||
| Cornudas Mountains | 2145 | 7039 | 31°59′42″N 105°32′56″W / 31.995°N 105.549°W | Tertiary |
| Inge Mountain | 125 | 410 | 29°10′52″N 99°45′58″W / 29.181°N 99.766°W | Eocene or possibly Miocene |
| Pilot Knob | 169 | 576 | 30°09′43″N 97°42′22″W / 30.162°N 97.706°W | 79 to 83 million years ago (late Cretaceous) |
Utah
[edit]| Name | Elevation | Location | Last eruption | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| meters | feet | Coordinates | ||
| Bald Knoll Volcanic Field | 2,135 | 7,005 | 37°19′41″N 112°24′29″W / 37.328°N 112.408°W | 300,000 years ago or later |
| Black Rock Desert Volcanic Field | 1,800 | 5,904 | 38°58′12″N 112°30′00″W / 38.970°N 112.500°W | 1290 AD ± 150 years |
| Fumarole Butte | 1,609 | 5,279 | 39°36′54″N 112°48′11″W / 39.615°N 112.803°W | 900,000 years ago |
| Indian Peak-Caliente Caldera Complex | - | - | 38°00′00″N 114°00′00″W / 38.000°N 114.000°W | 18 million years ago |
| Marysvale Volcanic Field | 3,694 | 12,137 | 38°30′00″N 112°30′00″W / 38.500°N 112.500°W | 19 million years ago |
| Markagunt Plateau Volcanic Field | 2,840 | 9,318 | 37°37′01″N 112°49′30″W / 37.617°N 112.825°W | 1050 AD |
| Santa Clara Volcanic Field | 1,465 | 4,806 | 37°15′25″N 113°37′30″W / 37.257°N 113.625°W | 32,000 years ago |
| Wah Wah Springs Caldera | 1,672 | 5,485 | 38°28′44″N 113°29′20″W / 38.479°N 113.489°W | 30.06 million years ago |
Virginia
[edit]| Name | Elevation | Location | Last eruption | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| meters | feet | Coordinates | ||
| Culpeper Basin | - | - | 38°23′55″N 77°25′18″W / 38.39861°N 77.42167°W | 201 million years ago (late Triassic)[31] |
| Mole Hill | 577 | 1,893 | 38°26′26″N 78°57′12″W / 38.44056°N 78.95333°W | 47 million years ago (early Eocene) |
| Trimble Knob | 952 | 3,123 | 38°24′17″N 79°35′16″W / 38.40472°N 79.58778°W | 35 million years ago (late Eocene) |
| Catoctin Formation | - | - | 40°44′31″N 73°49′22″W / 40.74194°N 73.82278°W | 560 million years ago (Ediacaran) |
| Battle Mountain | 354 | 1,162 | 38°39′26″N 78°3′36″W / 38.65722°N 78.06000°W | 704 million years ago (Cryogenian) |
Washington
[edit]West Virginia
[edit]| Name | Elevation | Location | Last eruption | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| meters | feet | Coordinates | ||
| Ugly Mountain | 792 | 2,598 | 38°26′11″N 79°19′25″W / 38.4365116°N 79.3236511°W | 42.8 ±0.5 Ma[32][33] |
Wyoming
[edit]| Name | Elevation | Location | Last eruption | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| meters | feet | Coordinates | ||
| Yellowstone Caldera | 2,805 | 9,203 | 44°28′16″N 110°30′07″W / 44.471031°N 110.501862°W | 70,000 years ago (magmatic) / 1350 BC ± 200 years (hydrothermal) |
See also
[edit]- Geothermal energy in the United States
- List of Cascade volcanoes
- List of large volume volcanic eruptions in the Basin and Range Province
- List of volcanoes in Canada
- List of volcanoes in Mexico
- List of volcanoes in Russia
- List of volcanic craters in Alaska
- List of volcanic craters in Arizona
- List of lava flows in Arizona
- List of Yellowstone geothermal features
- National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System
- United States Geological Survey National Volcanic Threat Assessment
References
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- ↑ "Cleveland – Introduction". Archived from the original on September 15, 2022. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
- ↑ "USGS DDS-40, Volcanoes of the Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands – Album". pubs.usgs.gov. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
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- ↑ "Global Volcanism Program | Tutuila". Smithsonian Institution | Global Volcanism Program. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
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- ↑ McKINNEY, JOHN (March 25, 2001). "Exploring Volcanic Remnants in the Bay Area" – via LA Times.
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- 1 2 "Yellowstone". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved December 31, 2008.
- ↑ "Hicks Dome - Illinois State Geological Survey".
- ↑ "Latent Thermal Effects from Porcupine Volcanic Calderas Underlying the White Pine Straitform Copper Mineralization". researchgate.net. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
- ↑ Trexler, D (2001). "Two Medicine Formation, Montana: geology and fauna". Mesozoic Vertebrate Life. Indiana University Press.
- ↑ "Elkhorn Mountains Volcanoes" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 20, 2010. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
- ↑ "A Geologic Adventure Along the Eno River" (PDF). files.nc.gov.
- ↑ "Natural History". Hardaway. Retrieved December 27, 2025.
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- ↑ "Mt. Rogers Formation".
- ↑ "Global Volcanism Program – Hood".
- ↑ Marzoli, Andrea; Jourdan, Fred; Puffer, John H.; Cuppone, Tiberio; Tanner, Lawrence H.; Weems, Robert E.; Bertrand, Hervé; Cirilli, Simonetta; Bellieni, Giuliano; De Min, Angelo (March 2011). "Timing and duration of the Central Atlantic magmatic province in the Newark and Culpeper basins, eastern U.S.A.". Lithos. 122 (3–4): 175–188. doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2010.12.013. Retrieved December 27, 2025.
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External links
[edit]- 2018 Update to the U.S. Geological Survey National Volcanic Threat Assessment - maps and ratings for each potentially active volcano