Volcanoes of the United States

Mono Lake Volcanic Field, United States

Cinder cone · 2,121 m (6,959 ft) · US-California

Mono Lake Volcanic Field is a cinder cone in the United States, 2,121 m (6,959 ft) high. Its last known eruption: 1700 to 1799. NOAA records no significant eruption here.

Mono Lake Volcanic Field on the map

Mono Lake Volcanic Field 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

Open the live map with volcanic ash advisories and webcams

Now

From the USGS Volcano Hazards Program, read 19:39 UTC. USGS threat ranking: Moderate Threat.

Normal / Green California Volcano Observatory rates Mono Lake Volcanic Field at alert level Normal, aviation color code Green.

The observatory’s page

The volcano

Type
Cinder cone
Elevation
2,121 m (6,959 ft)
Region
US-California
Summit
38.000° N, 119.030° W
Last known eruption
1700 to 1799
Holocene activity known from
Tephrochronology
Smithsonian volcano number
323110

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 Lake Volcanic FieldAsh advisories and webcams 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.