What Is The Lava Beds National Monument?
Lava Beds National Monument is the site of the largest concentration of lava tube caves in the United States. Location: The monument lies on the northeast flank of the Medicine Lake shield volcano, the largest volcano (total area covered) in the Cascade Range. The region in and around the monument is unique because it lies on the junction of the Sierra-Klamath, Cascade, and Great Basin physiographic provinces. What s Special About It? The monument is geologically outstanding because of its great variety of textbook volcanic formations; i.e., lava tube caves, fumaroles, cinder cones, spatter cones, maar volcanoes, and lava flows. Over 30 separate lava flows located in the park, range in age from 2,000,000 years BP to 1,110 years BP. Major Lava Flows Some of the major Lava Flows within Lava Beds National Monument include: Callahan Flow, Schonchin Flow, Mammoth Crater Flow, Modoc Crater Flow, and Devils Homestead Flow. Precipitation & Climate The high elevation, semi-arid desert environme
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