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 ...

Situated in the Mojave Desert, this crater is a geometrical wonder — as it was formed in an almost perfectly symmetrical volcanic cinder cone shape. The top of the crater offers panoramic views ...

Four types of volcanoes—shield, composite, cinder cone, and plug dome—can be found in Lassen Volcanic National Park, where they literally bubble and steam.

Cinder cone volcanoes tend to be steep but short conical peaks produced by a single volcanic eruption. While Sunset Crater is believed to be extinct, the traces of its past eruptions are still ...

One of only four green sand beaches in the world, Papakolea sits at the southern tip of Hawaii’s Big Island. The ...

The Seongsan Ilchulbong tuff cone has exceptional exposures of its structural and sedimentological characteristics, making it a world-class location for understanding Surtseyan-type volcanic eruptions ...

The green sands come from olivine crystals from surrounding lava rocks in the Pu'u Mahana cinder cone of Mahana Bay ... crushed shells, and volcanic deposits. While you’re there, head to ...