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Black Butte Crater Lava Field
Shield volcano · 1,478 m · United States of America
Black Butte Crater Lava Field sits on the North American Plate, in a rift zone. 1 eruption is known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 8,180 BCE.
- Elevation
- 1,478 m
- Type
- Shield volcano
- Tectonic Setting
- Rift zone, continental crust
- Dominant Rock
- Basalt / Picro-Basalt
- Plate
- North American Plate
- Country
- United States of America
- Last Eruption
- 8,180 BCE
- Known Eruptions (Holocene)
- 1
- Max. Explosivity (VEI)
- 0
Nearby Cities
Cities of more than 20,000 people within 100 km.
- 70 kmTwin Falls47,000 people
Eruption Timeline
Each bar is an eruption; its height shows its explosivity (VEI 0 to 8).
Eruption Uncertain Date
Sources : Global Volcanism Program, 2026. Volcanoes of the World (v. 5.4.0; 7 Aug 2026), Smithsonian Institution, doi:10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2026.5.4 (volcano.si.edu) · NOAA NCEI · USGS · Wikidata