Volcanoes of the United States

Wapi Lava Field, United States

Shield volcano · 1,597 m (5,240 ft) · US-Idaho

Wapi Lava Field is a shield volcano in the United States, 1,597 m (5,240 ft) high. Its last known eruption: bC (Holocene). NOAA records no significant eruption here.

Wapi Lava Field on the map

Wapi Lava 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

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Now

From the USGS Volcano Hazards Program, read 03:24 UTC. USGS threat ranking: Low Threat.

Unassigned / Unassigned Yellowstone Volcano Observatory rates Wapi Lava Field at alert level Unassigned, aviation color code Unassigned.

The observatory’s page

The volcano

Type
Shield volcano
Elevation
1,597 m (5,240 ft)
Region
US-Idaho
Summit
42.886° N, 113.217° W
Last known eruption
BC (Holocene)
Holocene activity known from
Radiocarbon
Smithsonian volcano number
324030

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 Wapi Lava FieldVolcanic 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.