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Image GVP-06658

Mount Konocti, seen here beyond the southern shore of Clear Lake, is the largest feature of the Clear Lake volcanic field in the northern California Coast Ranges. The volcanic field contains lava dome complexes, scoria cones, and maars. It is located far to the west of the Cascade Range. Photo by Lee Siebert, 1997 (Smithsonian Institution).

Mount Konocti, seen here beyond the southern shore of Clear Lake, is the largest feature of the Clear Lake volcanic field in the northern California Coast Ranges. The volcanic field contains lava dome complexes, scoria cones, and maars. It is located far to the west of the Cascade Range.

Photo by Lee Siebert, 1997 (Smithsonian Institution).

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Clear Lake Volcanic Field

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Image GVP-06658