Volcano profile

United States

Mammoth Mountain.

Volcano profile for Mammoth Mountain in United States, including its current status, catalog data, nearby earthquakes and live map layers.

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Current status
No current eruption report
Volcano type
Lava dome
Elevation
3,369 m
Last documented eruption
1260
Explosivity (VEI)
VEI 2 highest recorded · More about the VEI
Coordinates
37.631°, -119.032°
GVP number
323150

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No current eruption report

United States

Mammoth Mountain

Lava dome

Elevation
3,369 m
Last documented eruption
1260
No current eruption report

No current report does not mean extinct or safe. Source coverage varies between volcanoes.

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
37.631°, -119.032°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Basin and Range Volcanic Province
Tectonic setting
Rift zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
323150
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Mammoth Mountain · United States

Documented eruptions

All catalogued eruptions, newest first. Historical records are incomplete; missing values are unknown. VEI describes eruption explosivity.

StartEndVEIReport status
1260Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
6540 BCEUncertain datingNot available2Confirmed eruption

Source: Smithsonian GVP · Dataset date: 2026-11-13

Nearby earthquakes

Last 7 days · 100 km · up to 10 events. Proximity does not establish a volcanic cause.

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Mammoth Mountain · No current eruption report · 3,369 m

Radius · 100 km

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Airports

  • Mammoth Yosemite AirportUnited States · MMH · KMMH
    16.7 kmStraight-line distance
  • Eastern Sierra Regional AirportUnited States · BIH · KBIH
    65.5 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-11-13

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VAAC / NOAA NWS

Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Nov 13, 2026, 12:23 PM UTC