Volcanoes of the United States

Mono-Inyo Craters, United States

Lava dome · 2,796 m (9,173 ft) · US-California

Mono-Inyo Craters is a lava dome in the United States, 2,796 m (9,173 ft) high. Its last known eruption: aD 1 to 1499. NOAA records no significant eruption here.

Mono-Inyo Craters on the map

Mono-Inyo Craters and the volcanoes within 300 km, colored by when each last erupted.

  • Since 1964
  • 1900 to 1963
  • 1800s
  • AD 1 to 1799
  • Before AD 1, or undated

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Now

From the USGS Volcano Hazards Program, read 22:14 UTC. USGS threat ranking: High Threat.

Normal / Green California Volcano Observatory rates Mono-Inyo Craters at alert level Normal, aviation color code Green.

The observatory’s page

The volcano

Type
Lava dome
Elevation
2,796 m (9,173 ft)
Region
US-California
Summit
37.804° N, 119.029° W
Last known eruption
AD 1 to 1499
Holocene activity known from
Radiocarbon
Smithsonian volcano number
323120

Significant eruptions

NOAA records eruptions that killed, did damage, were very large, or set off a tsunami or earthquake.

None on record.

Around it

The volcanoes within 300 km.

Earthquakes near Mono-Inyo CratersVolcanic ash advisories on the live map

Sources

Volcanoes and significant eruptions from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. Alert levels, color codes and notices from the USGS Volcano Hazards Program and its observatories, public domain. Volcano numbers are the Smithsonian Institution’s Global Volcanism Program’s.