Tulelake in Siskiyou County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Beds of Lava

Photographed By Douglass Halvorsen, October 6, 2012

1. Beds of Lava Marker

Inscription. Imagine watching hot lava flowing toward you at this spot over twelve thousand years ago. Like treads rolling on a tank, the clinker, cooling front of the flow fell off and was run over by the hot molten core. The Devils Homestead flow, which erupted from Fleener Chimneys more that a mile south of here, provides an excellent example of rough a’a lava. More fluid pahoehoe lava leaves behind a smooth, ropy surface. The wide variety of eruptions here at Lava Beds and the abundant features left behind make this area an exceptional place to explore volcano geology.

Erected by National Park Service.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Environment.

Location. 41° 46.89′ N, 121° 34.014′ W. Marker is in Tulelake, California, in Siskiyou County. Marker can be reached from Hill Road (County Route 10), on the left when traveling south. Marker is located within the boundaries of Lava Beds National Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tulelake CA 96134, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Civilian Conservation Corps (approx. 0.8 miles away); The End of the Modoc War (approx. 1.3 miles away); A Volcanic Classroom (approx. 1.3 miles away);

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Ambush at Midday - The Thomas-Wright Battle of April 26, 1873 (approx. 1.7 miles away); Spatter Cones (approx. 1.7 miles away); Last Meeting of the Peace Commission (approx. 2.8 miles away); Canby Cross (approx. 2.8 miles away); Modoc War Casualties (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tulelake.

Photographed By Douglass Halvorsen, October 6, 2012

2. Beds of Lava Marker

Photographed By Douglass Halvorsen, October 6, 2012

3. Beds of Lava Marker

Beds of Lava image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Don Morfe, July 2, 2009

4. Beds of Lava

National Park Passport Cancellation Stamp image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Don Morfe, July 2, 2009

5. National Park Passport Cancellation Stamp

View of the River of Rocks - The Devils Homestead Lava Flow image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Don Morfe

6. View of the River of Rocks - The Devils Homestead Lava Flow

Credits. This page was last revised on February 11, 2018. It was originally submitted on February 11, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 454 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 27, 2018, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. 4, 5, 6. submitted on February 11, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.