lava beds
Hardened volcanic terrain
Lava beds are expanses of solidified volcanic rock, often rough and broken terrain formed by cooled lava flows.
The surface may be jagged, ropy, or covered in volcanic debris, making travel difficult: The hikers struggled across the lava beds.
Such areas often become protected geological sites or national monuments.
- blackDarkest possible hue
- basaltFine-grained volcanic stone
- eruptionViolent sudden release
- igneous rockCrystallized molten material
- calderaCollapsed volcanic summit basin
molten rock · moonscape · obsidian · black rock · petroglyphs · cinder cone · volcanic field · national park · sharp · jagged · pioneer species · red · tephra · aa · geological survey · volcanic crater · tubes · indigenous knowledge
- lavaaa, curtain of fire
- Southwest TerrainGrand Canyon, Monument Valley, mesas, buttes, canyons
- PompeiiPompeii, Vesuvius, Mount Vesuvius, Herculaneum, eruption
- Sierra NevadaMount Whitney, giant sequoias, High Sierra, granite peaks, alpine lakes
- Eastern OregonBurns, high desert, sagebrush, ranching, Fields
- Lassen Volcanicfumaroles, mudpots, steam vents, geothermal activity, volcanic activity
lava bedslava flow
Moving volcanic discharge
volcanic vent · magma chamber · geyser · fumarole · hot spring
lava bedsriver delta
Alluvial deposit at mouth
limestone formations · sand dunes · coral reef · glacier · ice field
lava bedsfertile valley
Productive land between heights
grassland · meadow · farmland · prairie · forest floor