Cima Dome in California State

Cima Dome

This volcanic field in the middle of the Mojave National Preserve consists of 40 volcanic cones and 60 lava flows, creating and black and red landscape of rocky volcanic material.

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Cima Dome Details

This volcanic field in the middle of the Mojave National Preserve consists of 40 volcanic cones and 60 lava flows, creating and black and red landscape of rocky volcanic material. Some of the cones in the park are nearly 3,000-feet wide and 560-feet high, although there has been no activity for thousands of years.

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Nearby Points of Interest Around Cima Dome

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