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Mono Craters

Youngest Mountain Range in North America

Lava Flow in Inyo NF, Mono Basin National Scenic Area, Sierra Nevada near June Lake, CA

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The Mono–Inyo Craters are a volcanic chain of craters, domes and lava flows in Mono County, Eastern California, United States. The chain stretches 25 miles (40 km) from the northwest shore of Mono Lake to the south of Mammoth Mountain. The Mono Lake Volcanic Field forms the northernmost part of the chain and consists of two volcanic islands in the lake and one cinder cone volcano on its northwest shore. Most of the Mono Craters, which make up the bulk of the northern part of the Mono–Inyo chain, are phreatic (steam explosion) volcanoes that have since been either plugged or over-topped by rhyolite domes and lava flows. The Inyo Craters form much of the southern part of the chain and consist of phreatic explosion pits, and rhyolitic lava flows and domes. The southernmost part of the chain…

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Lava Dome in Inyo NF, Mono Basin National Scenic Area, Sierra Nevada near Lee Vining, CA

Northwest Coulee

Lava Flow in Inyo NF, Mono Basin National Scenic Area, Sierra Nevada near Lee Vining, CA

Lava Flow in Inyo NF, Mono Basin National Scenic Area, Sierra Nevada near Lee Vining, CA

Valley in Sierra Nevada near Lee Vining, CA

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Lava Dome in Inyo NF, Mono Basin National Scenic Area, Sierra Nevada near June Lake, CA

Lava Flow in Inyo NF, Mono Basin National Scenic Area, Sierra Nevada near June Lake, CA

Crater in Inyo NF, Sierra Nevada near June Lake, CA

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