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The Salton Buttes lie on the southeastern shores of the Salton Sea, with their peaks at an elevation of −40 m (−130 ft), [1] in Imperial County, California. [2] [3] The towns of Niland and Calipatria lie northeast and southeast of the Salton Buttes, respectively, [4] and Palm Springs is 140 kilometers (90 mi) northwest. [5]
Red Island (or Red Hill) is a lava dome volcano in the Salton Trough, and part of the Salton Buttes, the only active volcanoes in Southern California. It is located in Imperial County, California . It contains two lava domes, Prospect Dome and Alamo Dome. [ 1 ]
The Salton Buttes on the south shore of the Salton Sea are on the north margin of the Brawley Seismic Zone and are linked to volcanic and geothermal activity within the zone. The Brawley Seismic Zone has been interpreted as an "onshore spreading center" which runs diagonally across the Salton Trough. [1]
The Salton Buttes, located within the Salton Sea, are rhyolite lava domes within the basin which were active 10,300 (± 1000) years BP. [6] The Niland Geyser is one of dozens of mudpots and mud volcanoes in the Salton Trough but is the only one in the world known to have moved significantly, affecting the Union Pacific Railroad , California ...
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The Salton Buttes are volcanoes in the geothermal field of the same name. Mudpots and mud volcanoes are found on the eastern side of the Salton Sea, [116] including the mobile Niland Geyser. [117] The area is used for geothermal electricity generation, with plants located along the southeastern shore of the Salton Sea in Imperial County. [118 ...
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Several volcanoes existed on the floor of Lake Cahuilla and are now emergent at the southeastern margin of the Salton Sea, [79] including the Cerro Prieto and the Salton Buttes. [8] Cerro Prieto is formed by two c. 200 metres (660 ft) high lava domes that coalesce into a volume of about 0.6 cubic kilometres (0.14 cu mi) [ 105 ] and a 200 metres ...