This false-color satellite photo from 2014 shows the immense heat emanating from lava lakes at the summits of a pair of ...

In the heart of Oregon’s high desert, just south of Bend, lies a vast volcanic landscape that whispers tales of fire and ...

Pilot Butte offers panoramic views of the Cascade mountains including Mount Bachelor, Three Sisters, Mount Jefferson, Black Butte and Mount Hood.

For a few days in 1959, the cast of “Journey to the Center of the Earth” assembled near Amboy where the cinder cone was ...

Ash released from shield volcanoes often builds up around the vent forming a steep, round hill known as a cinder cone. A lava tube may also form, beneath the surface of the ground, when low ...

Maunakea on Hawaiʻi Island is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The majestic mountain earned the ...

Mount Tabor is a dormant volcanic cinder cone located 5 miles east of downtown Portland. It may sound like a trek, but the scenery is well worth it. At its summit, Mount Tabor provides vistas of ...

Scientists will tell you that Amboy Crater, a volcanic cinder cone out in the Mojave Desert, has been dormant for maybe 10,000 years, but that doesn’t take into consideration its 1959 eruption ...