Where are cinder cone volcanoes located?

Cinder Cones. At the high-fountaining end of the spectrum are cinder cones. Cinder cones can be quite large in Hawai'i; those on the summit of Mauna Kea (formed during gas-rich alkalic -stage eruptions) are a few hundred meters high, whereas those on Mauna Loa and Kilauea usually range between 20 and 100 m high. read more

A cinder cone or scoria cone is a steep conical hill of loose pyroclastic fragments, such as either volcanic clinkers, cinders, volcanic ash, or scoria that has been built around a volcanic vent. They consist of loose pyroclastic debris formed by explosive eruptions or lava fountains from a single, typically cylindrical, vent. read more

Cerro Negro is located in Nicaragua and is currently the youngest volcano in Central America. It was first created in April of 1850 and since then has been one of the most active in the country. This volcano is in a group of four cinder cone volcanoes located in the Maribios Range. read more

Cone in a Cornfield In February 1943, a cinder cone formed in Paricutin, a village in central Mexico. A volcanic vent called a fumarole opened suddenly in a cornfield. Within a day, it had deposited enough material to form a cinder cone 40 meters (131 feet) high. read more

Wizard Island is a small cinder cone that has developed inside the crater of a much larger ancient volcano, which is known today as Crater Lake, in Oregon. The original volcano, called Mount Mazama, collapsed after a catastrophic eruption over 7,000 years ago, and small cinder cones began to grow within the caldera. read more