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The east side of Mount Baker in 2001. Sherman Crater is the deep depression south of the summit. Mount Baker (Nooksack: Kweq' Smánit; Lushootseed: təqʷubəʔ), [9] also known as Koma Kulshan or simply Kulshan, is a 10,781 ft (3,286 m) active [10] glacier-covered andesitic stratovolcano [5] in the Cascade Volcanic Arc and the North Cascades of Washington State in the United States.
During recorded history, eruptions at Mount Baker have mainly occurred from Sherman Crater. The earliest historical eruption took place in 1843, with more recent eruptions having occurred in 1852–1853, 1854, 1858, 1859–1860, 1863, 1870 and 1880. These eruptions ranked 2 and 3 on the Volcanic Explosivity Index. Possible but unconfirmed ...
A basaltic lava flow traveled down the Sulphur Creek valley and across the Baker River valley; this is the most recent lava flow at Mount Baker. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Future eruptions from Schriebers Meadow Cone are unlikely to occur as it is considered a short-lived feature.
The last eruption on Kilauea was in June 2024 and lasted about five days. The volcano also erupted in September 2023 and lasted for a week, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It was not ...
Formation of the caldera about 1.149 [3] million years ago was accompanied by the largest eruption in the history of the Mount Baker volcanic field. [4] The eruption was subglacial, blasting upward through the continental ice sheet. [1] Over 124 km 3 [5] (29.7 cubic miles) of rhyodacite magma erupted from a shallow magma chamber in an ultra ...
The video shows August footage from Mount Dukono, an active volcano in Indonesia, not Yellowstone National Park. No evidence supports the post’s claim of a Yellowstone volcanic eruption in ...
Three eruptions have taken place on the peninsula of Reykjanes near the Fagradalsfjall volcano in the last three years: in March 2021, August 2022 and July 2023.
Name Type Elevation (m) Elevation (ft) Last eruption date Last eruption VEI Location ... Last eruption VEI Location Mount Baker: Stratovolcano: 3,286: 10,781: 1880: 2