Poised atop a 150-foot cinder cone in Newberry Springs, the galactic-looking saucer is as utterly out of the ordinary as it is perfectly in place, disrupting the desolate landscape with sudden ...

We now know that Beacon Rock was a cinder cone volcano that grew here inside of the gorge 57,000 years ago during the Ice Age.

The Old Caves Crater Trail is one of the best hikes in Arizona for exploring caves built by the region's earliest inhabitants ...

Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument Just north of Flagstaff, an extinct volcano cone and a lava-trail hike are beautiful yet eerie reminders of the brutal forces of nature.

Imagine staying inside a volcano on the Big Island. From the outside, it looks like a cinder cone volcano with lava about to spew from the top. The door is hidden in a shape of a large rock.

While the peak is a plug dome volcano, Prospect Peak is an example of a shield volcano. Nearby Cinder Cone takes its name from that type of volcano, and Brokeoff Mountain is a composite volcano.

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The Cinder Cone Fire on the Mt. Taylor Ranger District in the Zuni Mountains burned 7.2 acres. The fire started on May 11 and was reported around 9:30 a.m. Start Date / Time ...

About Lassen Volcanic National Park The park is one of the only places on Earth to play host to all four types of volcanoes, including cinder cones, shield, composite, and plug dome volcanoes.

Volcanoes are generally classified into four main types: – Cinder cones: These are the simplest type of volcanoes.

A saucer-looking home sits atop a cinder cone in California's Mojave Desert.

From the archive: This story first published in September 2016. Just beyond the eerie dunes that make up the Mojave Desert’s Devils Playground, a glaringly white dome rises up out of the ground.