Menan Buttes Volcanoes

Western U.S. - Idaho

SUMMARY

Type: tuff cones
Activity: extinct
Last Eruption: less than 1,000,000 yrs ago
Rock Type: basalt
Eruptive Volume: ?
Location Map from Xerox PARC
Latitude: 43.77 N
Longitude: 111.98 W

Geologic Background:

Menan Buttes are a group of six basaltic tuff cones located 20 miles north of Idaho Falls, Idaho.

Historic Activity:

  • None

Recent Activity:

  • None

Data Sources:

  • Volcanoes of North America - Wood & Kienle

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Last Update:1/8/01