Global Volcanism Program | Bakony-Balaton Highland

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Basic Data

Volcano Number

Last Known Eruption

Elevation

Latitude
Longitude

210805

Pleistocene

600 m / 1,969 ft

46.92°N
17.63°E

Morphology

Volcano Landform
Cluster

Volcano Types
Volcanic field

Tectonic Setting

Intraplate
Continental crust (> 25 km)

Geological Summary

The Bakony-Balaton Highland Volcanic Field is a large area of monogenetic Pliocene-to-Pleistocene basaltic shield volcanoes and cinder cones located around Lake Balaton in western Hungary (Bleahu et al., 1973; Poka, 1988). The age of volcanism, as summarized by Kereszturi and Nemeth (2011), extended from about 7.94 to 2.29 Ma.

This volcano is located within the Bakony-Balaton, a UNESCO Global Geopark property.

References

The following references have all been used during the compilation of data for this volcano, it is not a comprehensive bibliography.

Bleahu M D, Boccaletti M, Manetti P, Peltz S, 1973. Neogene Carpathian arc: a continental arc displaying the features of an 'island arc'. J. Geophys. Res, 78: 5025-5032.

IAVCEI, 1973-80. Post-Miocene Volcanoes of the World. IAVCEI Data Sheets, Rome: Internatl Assoc Volc Chemistry Earth's Interior.

Kereszturi G, Nemeth K, 2011. Shallow-seated controls on the evolution of the Upper Pliocene Kopasz-hegy nested monogenetic volcanic chain in the Western Pannonian Basin (Hungary). Geologica Carpathica 62:6, p. 535-546. https://doi.org/10.2478/v10096-011-0038-3

Martin U, Nemeth K, Auer A, Breitkreuz C, 2003. Mio-Pliocene Phreatomagmatic Volcanism in a Fluvio-Lacustrine Basin in Western Hungary. GeoLines 15, p. 84-90.

Nemeth K, Martin U, 1999. Large hydrovolcanic field in the Pannonian Basin: general characteristics of the Bakony-Balaton Highland Volcanic Field, Hungary. Acta Vulcanologica 11:2, 271-282.

Pecskay Z, Lexa J, Szakacs A, Seghedi I, Balogh K, Konecny V, Zelenka T, Kovacs M, Poka T, Fulop, Marton E, Panaiotu C, Cvetkovic V, 2006. Geochronology of Neogene magmatism in the Carpathian arc and intra-Carpathian area. Geologica Carpathica 57:6, p. 511-530.

Poka T, 1988. Neogene and Quaternary volcanism of the Carpathian-Pannonian region: changes in chemical composition and its relationship to basin formation. Amer Assoc Petrol Geol Mem, 45: 257-277.

Eruptive History

The Global Volcanism Program is not aware of any Holocene eruptions from Bakony-Balaton Highland. If this volcano has had large eruptions (VEI >= 4) prior to 12,000 years ago, information might be found on the Bakony-Balaton Highland page in the LaMEVE (Large Magnitude Explosive Volcanic Eruptions) database, a part of the Volcano Global Risk Identification and Analysis Project (VOGRIPA).

This compilation of synonyms and subsidiary features may not be comprehensive. Features are organized into four major categories: Cones, Craters, Domes, and Thermal Features. Synonyms of features appear indented below the primary name. In some cases additional feature type, elevation, or location details are provided.

Synonyms

Transdanubia

Cones

Feature Name

Feature Type

Elevation

Latitude

Longitude

Agarteto
Tikhegy
Bondoro

Shield volcano

513 m

46° 58' 0.00" N

17° 30' 0.00" E

Apatihegy

Cone

447 m

46° 55' 0.00" N

17° 35' 0.00" E

Badascony

Shield volcano

438 m

46° 48' 0.00" N

17° 30' 0.00" E

Boglari Varteto

Cone

162 m

46° 47' 0.00" N

17° 40' 0.00" E

Csobanc

Cone

376 m

46° 50' 0.00" N

17° 31' 0.00" E

Fekete-hegy Volcanic Complex

Cone

444 m

46° 54' 51.00" N

17° 34' 36.00" E

Gulacs

Cone

393 m

46° 50' 0.00" N

17° 30' 0.00" E

Halap

Cone

361 m

46° 55' 0.00" N

17° 28' 0.00" E

Halyagos

Cone

334 m

46° 53' 0.00" N

17° 31' 0.00" E

Harasztos

Cone

200 m

46° 51' 22.00" N

17° 33' 30.00" E

Hegyesd

Cone

281 m

46° 55' 0.00" N

17° 31' 0.00" E

Kabhegy
Pulai
Somhegy

Shield volcano

600 m

47° 3' 0.00" N

17° 40' 0.00" E

Kopacsihegy
Kopacsi-hegy

Cone

355 m

46° 54' 7.00" N

17° 32' 42.00" E

Kopasz-hegy Volcanic Complex

Cone

288 m

46° 52' 25.00" N

17° 32' 28.00" E

Koveshegy

Cone

46° 53' 0.00" N

17° 31' 0.00" E

Matehegy

Cone

46° 55' 0.00" N

17° 35' 0.00" E

Nagylaz
Kislaz

Vent

344 m

46° 54' 0.00" N

17° 19' 0.00" E

Sarvaly
Praga
Tatika

Shield volcano

413 m

46° 54' 0.00" N

17° 16' 0.00" E

Satormal

Cone

46° 55' 0.00" N

17° 35' 0.00" E

Szebike

Shield volcano

348 m

46° 54' 0.00" N

17° 18' 0.00" E

Szigliget

Cone

243 m

46° 48' 0.00" N

17° 27' 0.00" E

Szt. Gyorgyhegy

Shield volcano

414 m

46° 50' 0.00" N

17° 27' 0.00" E

Totihegy

Cone

346 m

46° 50' 0.00" N

17° 32' 0.00" E

Craters

Feature Name

Feature Type

Elevation

Latitude

Longitude

Tihanyi Felsziget

Maar

232 m

46° 54' 0.00" N

17° 51' 0.00" E

Photo Gallery

The Global Volcanism Program has no photographs available for Bakony-Balaton Highland.

Smithsonian Sample Collections Database

There are no samples for Bakony-Balaton Highland in the Smithsonian's NMNH Department of Mineral Sciences Rock and Ore collection.

External Sites

Copernicus Browser

The Copernicus Browser replaced the Sentinel Hub Playground browser in 2023, to provide access to Earth observation archives from the Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem, the main distribution platform for data from the EU Copernicus missions.

WOVOdat
   Single Volcano View
   Temporal Evolution of Unrest
   Side by Side Volcanoes

WOVOdat is a database of volcanic unrest; instrumentally and visually recorded changes in seismicity, ground deformation, gas emission, and other parameters from their normal baselines. It is sponsored by the World Organization of Volcano Observatories (WOVO) and presently hosted at the Earth Observatory of Singapore.

GVMID Data on Volcano Monitoring Infrastructure The Global Volcano Monitoring Infrastructure Database GVMID, is aimed at documenting and improving capabilities of volcano monitoring from the ground and space. GVMID should provide a snapshot and baseline view of the techniques and instrumentation that are in place at various volcanoes, which can be use by volcano observatories as reference to setup new monitoring system or improving networks at a specific volcano. These data will allow identification of what monitoring gaps exist, which can be then targeted by remote sensing infrastructure and future instrument deployments.

IRIS seismic stations/networks

Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) Data Services map showing the location of seismic stations from all available networks (permanent or temporary) within a radius of 0.18° (about 20 km at mid-latitudes) from the given location of Bakony-Balaton Highland. Users can customize a variety of filters and options in the left panel. Note that if there are no stations are known the map will default to show the entire world with a "No data matched request" error notice.

UNAVCO GPS/GNSS stations

Geodetic Data Services map from UNAVCO showing the location of GPS/GNSS stations from all available networks (permanent or temporary) within a radius of 20 km from the given location of Bakony-Balaton Highland. Users can customize the data search based on station or network names, location, and time window. Requires Adobe Flash Player.

Large Eruptions of Bakony-Balaton Highland

Information about large Quaternary eruptions (VEI >= 4) is cataloged in the Large Magnitude Explosive Volcanic Eruptions (LaMEVE) database of the Volcano Global Risk Identification and Analysis Project (VOGRIPA).

EarthChem

EarthChem develops and maintains databases, software, and services that support the preservation, discovery, access and analysis of geochemical data, and facilitate their integration with the broad array of other available earth science parameters. EarthChem is operated by a joint team of disciplinary scientists, data scientists, data managers and information technology developers who are part of the NSF-funded data facility Integrated Earth Data Applications (IEDA). IEDA is a collaborative effort of EarthChem and the Marine Geoscience Data System (MGDS).