Yellowstone Volcano Crater

Yellowstone Caldera, also known as the Yellowstone Plateau Volcanic Field, is a Quaternary caldera complex and volcanic plateau spanning parts of Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana. It is driven by the Yellowstone hotspot and is largely within Yellowstone National Park. The field comprises four overlapping calderas, multiple lava domes, resurgent …
Yellowstone Caldera, also known as the Yellowstone Plateau Volcanic Field, is a Quaternary caldera complex and volcanic plateau spanning parts of Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana. It is driven by the Yellowstone hotspot and is largely within Yellowstone National Park. The field comprises four overlapping calderas, multiple lava domes, resurgent domes, crater lakes, and numerous bimodal lavas and tuffs of basaltic and rhyolitic composition, originally covering about 17,000 km².
  • Elevation: 9,203 ft (2,805 m)
  • Location: Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States
  • Parent range: Rocky Mountains
  • Topo map: USGS Yellowstone National Park
  • Rock age: 2,150,000–70,000 years
  • Volcanic field: Yellowstone Plateau
  • Last eruption: 70,000 years ago

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