Medicine Lake Volcano
CountryUSA
TypeShield volcano
Elevation2376 m
Last EruptionDormant
About Medicine Lake Volcano
The largest volcano by volume in the Cascades. Has a 7 x 12 km caldera. Lava Beds National Monument contains lava tube caves formed by its eruptions. The Glass Mountain obsidian flow is less than 1,000 years old.
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