If you can stay longer, climb Cinder Cone, an outstanding example of the results of volcanism, and, if you have the stamina for a more demanding trek, try Lassen Peak. Four types of volcanoes ...

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 ...

Cinder cones are the smallest and simplest type of volcano. But that doesn't mean they can't pack a punch. Best described as steep, conical hills, cinder cones are formed by pyroclastic rock ...

Cinder Pool was one of the few known cinder-producing pools in the world. Other known features with sulfur cinders include ...

For 25 million years, volcanos spewed molten rock and ash across New Mexico, forming craters, super volcanos, cinder cones ... Sacred Fires: Volcanoes of New Mexico is available to stream on ...

Seventh graders in Jackie Elsinger’s Earth science class recently completed a unit on volcanoes. “There are four types of them,” Elsinger said. “Cinder cone, composite (also known as stratovolcanoes), ...