Capulin Volcano National Monument is a small, perfectly-shaped cinder cone volcano that is part of a larger volcanic field in New Mexico. Visitors can hike the trails around the volcano ...

Cinder cones are the smallest and simplest type of volcano. But that doesn't mean they can't pack a punch. Best described as ...

If you can stay longer, climb Cinder Cone, an outstanding example of the results of volcanism, and, if you have the stamina for a more demanding trek, try Lassen Peak. Four types of volcanoes ...

Green cones on the ocean floor mark islands associated with "hotspot" volcanoes, such as Hawaii.

Ash released from shield volcanoes often builds up around the vent forming a steep, round hill known as a cinder cone. A lava tube may also form, beneath the surface of the ground, when low ...

Craters encompasses everything from volcanic splatter cones, cinder cones, and lava bombs to sagebrush steppe and the steep foothills of the Pioneer Mountains. These surreal geologic formations are ...

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Whakaari, located 30 miles (48km) off New Zealand's North Island, is home to New Zealand's most active cone volcano. The uninhabited island is a popular destination for day tours and scenic ...

Volcanoes can look like small mountains or hills. A volcano is an opening in the Earth's crust that allows magma, hot ash and gases to escape. Composite volcanoes are the most common type of ...

Video shows Guatemala's most violent volcano eruption in more than a century Guatemala's most violent volcanic eruption in more than a century has killed 62 people, officials say. Dozens more are ...

Now the Denver Art Museum has just opened her first institutional show in the United States, “The Awake Volcanoes,” offering Americans a chance to get to know the Berlin-based artist on her ...