Craters of the Moon
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve encompass three major lava fields and about 1.036 km2 of sagebrush steppe grasslands to cover a total area of 2.893 km2.
Elevation : 1.800m
All three lava fields lie along the Great Rift of Idaho, with some of the best examples of open rift cracks in the world, including the deepest known on Earth at 240m. There are excellent examples of almost every variety of basaltic lava as well as tree molds (cavities left by lava-incinerated trees), lava tubes (a type of cave), and many other volcanic features.
The Monument and Preserve contain more than 25 volcanic cones including outstanding examples of spatter cones.
The 60 distinct lava flows that form the Craters of the Moon Lava Field range in age from 15,000 to just 2,000 years. It's active and geologists believe that will have again activity in the next 1.000 years. It had periodic activity almost every 2.000 and the last eruption was before 2.000 years...
Far on the backround is the "Big Southern Butte"
Craters of the Moon
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve encompass three major lava fields and about 1.036 km2 of sagebrush steppe grasslands to cover a total area of 2.893 km2.
Elevation : 1.800m
All three lava fields lie along the Great Rift of Idaho, with some of the best examples of open rift cracks in the world, including the deepest known on Earth at 240m. There are excellent examples of almost every variety of basaltic lava as well as tree molds (cavities left by lava-incinerated trees), lava tubes (a type of cave), and many other volcanic features.
The Monument and Preserve contain more than 25 volcanic cones including outstanding examples of spatter cones.
The 60 distinct lava flows that form the Craters of the Moon Lava Field range in age from 15,000 to just 2,000 years. It's active and geologists believe that will have again activity in the next 1.000 years. It had periodic activity almost every 2.000 and the last eruption was before 2.000 years...
Far on the backround is the "Big Southern Butte"