Modoc Plateau Pictures, Images and Stock Photos

Majestic Mount Shasta located near the city of Mount Shasta, California. Mount Shasta (or "White Mountain") is a potentially active volcano located at the southern end of the Cascade Range in Siskiyou County, California. At 14,179 feet it is the second highest peak in the Cascades and the fifth highest in California. Mount Shasta has an estimated volume of 85 cubic miles (350 km3) which makes it the most voluminous stratovolcano in the Cascade Volcanic Arc.

The beautiful waterfalls at McArthur Burney Falls Memorial State Park in California

Lava Beds National Monument is a land with a tumultuous past, both geological and historical. Over the last half-million years, this high desert has experienced volcanic eruptions, creating a very rugged landscape of lava tubes, fumaroles, spatter cones, pit craters, volcanic fields and cinder cones. In 1872 and 1873, the Modoc War took place in this area pitting a band of natives led by Kintpuash (also known as Captain Jack) against the army of the United States. Captain Jack's Stronghold is where the Modoc fighters were headquartered during the Modoc War. Pictured here is the camp cemetery. Gillem's Camp is located in Lava Beds National Monument, California, USA.

Lava mounds jut out of the ground at the Lava Beds NM

Lava Beds National Monument is a land with a tumultuous past, both geological and historical. Over the last half-million years, this high desert has experienced volcanic eruptions, creating a very rugged landscape of lava tubes, fumaroles, spatter cones, pit craters, volcanic fields and cinder cones. In 1872 and 1873, the Modoc War took place in this area pitting a band of natives led by Kintpuash (also known as Captain Jack) against the army of the United States. Roughly ninety percent of the lava in the monument is basaltic. Devil's Homestead, pictured here, is an example of a rough, sharp and jagged basaltic lava flow. This lava flow originated at Fleener Chimneys. Devil's Homestead is in Lava Beds National Monument, California, USA.

Lava Beds National Monument is a land with a tumultuous past, both geological and historical. Over the last half-million years, this high desert has experienced volcanic eruptions, creating a very rugged landscape of lava tubes, fumaroles, spatter cones, pit craters, volcanic fields and cinder cones. In 1872 and 1873, the Modoc War took place in this area pitting a band of natives led by Kintpuash (also known as Captain Jack) against the army of the United States. The Fleener Chimneys are spatter cones created when very fluid particles of lava ejected from a volcanic vent fell back to the vent and plastered themselves together to form chimney like structures. The Fleener Chimneys are located in Lava Beds National Monument, California, USA.

A small lake in forested mountains.

Lava Beds National Monument is a land with a tumultuous past, both geological and historical. Over the last half-million years, this high desert has experienced volcanic eruptions, creating a very rugged landscape of lava tubes, fumaroles, spatter cones, pit craters, volcanic fields and cinder cones. In 1872 and 1873, the Modoc War took place in this area pitting a band of natives led by Kintpuash (also known as Captain Jack) against the army of the United States. Roughly ninety percent of the lava in the monument is basaltic. Devil's Homestead, pictured here, is an example of a rough, sharp and jagged basaltic lava flow. This lava flow originated at Fleener Chimneys. Devil's Homestead is in Lava Beds National Monument, California, USA.

Lava Beds National Monument is a land with a tumultuous past, both geological and historical. Over the last half-million years, this high desert has experienced volcanic eruptions, creating a very rugged landscape of lava tubes, fumaroles, spatter cones, pit craters, volcanic fields and cinder cones. In 1872 and 1873, the Modoc War took place in this area pitting a band of natives led by Kintpuash (also known as Captain Jack) against the army of the United States. The Fleener Chimneys are spatter cones created when very fluid particles of lava ejected from a volcanic vent fell back to the vent and plastered themselves together to form chimney like structures. The Fleener Chimneys are located in Lava Beds National Monument, California, USA.

Lava Beds National Monument is a land with a tumultuous past, both geological and historical. Over the last half-million years, this high desert has experienced volcanic eruptions, creating a very rugged landscape of lava tubes, fumaroles, spatter cones, pit craters, volcanic fields and cinder cones. In 1872 and 1873, the Modoc War took place in this area pitting a band of natives led by Kintpuash (also known as Captain Jack) against the army of the United States. Gillem's Camp, named after Colonel Alvin C. Gillem, is where the army was headquartered during the Modoc War. Pictured here is the camp surrounded by rabbit brush (Ericameria nauseosa) in bloom. Gillem's Camp is located in Lava Beds National Monument, California, USA.

Lava Beds National Monument is a land with a tumultuous past, both geological and historical. Over the last half-million years, this high desert has experienced volcanic eruptions, creating a very rugged landscape of lava tubes, fumaroles, spatter cones, pit craters, volcanic fields and cinder cones. In 1872 and 1873, the Modoc War took place in this area pitting a band of natives led by Kintpuash (also known as Captain Jack) against the army of the United States. Gillem's Camp, named after Colonel Alvin C. Gillem, is where the army was headquartered during the Modoc War. Pictured here is the camp surrounded by rabbit brush (Ericameria nauseosa) in bloom. Gillem's Camp is located in Lava Beds National Monument, California, USA.

Lava Beds National Monument is a land with a tumultuous past, both geological and historical. Over the last half-million years, this high desert has experienced volcanic eruptions, creating a very rugged landscape of lava tubes, fumaroles, spatter cones, pit craters, volcanic fields and cinder cones. In 1872 and 1873, the Modoc War took place in this area pitting a band of natives led by Kintpuash (also known as Captain Jack) against the army of the United States. Roughly ninety percent of the lava in the monument is basaltic. Devil's Homestead, pictured here, is an example of a rough, sharp and jagged basaltic lava flow. This lava flow originated at Fleener Chimneys. Devil's Homestead is in Lava Beds National Monument, California, USA.

Lava Beds National Monument is a land with a tumultuous past, both geological and historical. Over the last half-million years, this high desert has experienced volcanic eruptions, creating a very rugged landscape of lava tubes, fumaroles, spatter cones, pit craters, volcanic fields and cinder cones. In 1872 and 1873, the Modoc War took place in this area pitting a band of natives led by Kintpuash (also known as Captain Jack) against the army of the United States. Roughly ninety percent of the lava in the monument is basaltic. Black Crater, pictured here, is an example of a rough, sharp and jagged basaltic spatter cone. Black Crater is in Lava Beds National Monument, California, USA.

Lava Beds National Monument is a land with a tumultuous past, both geological and historical. Over the last half-million years, this high desert has experienced volcanic eruptions, creating a very rugged landscape of lava tubes, fumaroles, spatter cones, pit craters, volcanic fields and cinder cones. In 1872 and 1873, the Modoc War took place in this area pitting a band of natives led by Kintpuash (also known as Captain Jack) against the army of the United States. This scene of rolling grassland and volcanic rock was photographed from Captain Jack's Stronghold in Lava Beds National Monument, California, USA.

Lava Beds National Monument is a land with a tumultuous past, both geological and historical. Over the last half-million years, this high desert has experienced volcanic eruptions, creating a very rugged landscape of lava tubes, fumaroles, spatter cones, pit craters, volcanic fields and cinder cones. In 1872 and 1873, the Modoc War took place in this area pitting a band of natives led by Kintpuash (also known as Captain Jack) against the army of the United States. The Fleener Chimneys are spatter cones created when very fluid particles of lava ejected from a volcanic vent fell back to the vent and plastered themselves together to form chimney like structures. The Fleener Chimneys are located in Lava Beds National Monument, California, USA.

Lava Beds National Monument is a land with a tumultuous past, both geological and historical. Over the last half-million years, this high desert has experienced volcanic eruptions, creating a very rugged landscape of lava tubes, fumaroles, spatter cones, pit craters, volcanic fields and cinder cones. In 1872 and 1873, the Modoc War took place in this area pitting a band of natives led by Kintpuash (also known as Captain Jack) against the army of the United States. Gillem's Camp, named after Colonel Alvin C. Gillem, is where the army was headquartered during the Modoc War. Pictured here is the camp surrounded by rabbit brush (Ericameria nauseosa) in bloom. Gillem's Camp is located in Lava Beds National Monument, California, USA.

Lava Beds National Monument is a land with a tumultuous past, both geological and historical. Over the last half-million years, this high desert has experienced volcanic eruptions, creating a very rugged landscape of lava tubes, fumaroles, spatter cones, pit craters, volcanic fields and cinder cones. In 1872 and 1873, the Modoc War took place in this area pitting a band of natives led by Kintpuash (also known as Captain Jack) against the army of the United States. Modoc Crater is one of many craters and cinder cones in the monument. Modoc Crater is west of Indian Wells Campground in Lava Beds National Monument, California, USA.

Lava Beds National Monument is a land with a tumultuous past, both geological and historical. Over the last half-million years, this high desert has experienced volcanic eruptions, creating a very rugged landscape of lava tubes, fumaroles, spatter cones, pit craters, volcanic fields and cinder cones. In 1872 and 1873, the Modoc War took place in this area pitting a band of natives led by Kintpuash (also known as Captain Jack) against the army of the United States. In late summer many of the fields, meadows and grasslands in the monument are taken over by the late blooming yellow rabbitbrush (Ericameria nauseosa). This scene of blooming rabbitbrush was photographed at Indian Wells in Lava Beds National Monument, California, USA.

Lava Beds National Monument is a land with a tumultuous past, both geological and historical. Over the last half-million years, this high desert has experienced volcanic eruptions, creating a very rugged landscape of lava tubes, fumaroles, spatter cones, pit craters, volcanic fields and cinder cones. In 1872 and 1873, the Modoc War took place in this area pitting a band of natives led by Kintpuash (also known as Captain Jack) against the army of the United States. Modoc Crater is one of many craters and cinder cones in the monument. Modoc Crater is west of Indian Wells Campground in Lava Beds National Monument, California, USA.

Lava Beds National Monument is a land with a tumultuous past, both geological and historical. Over the last half-million years, this high desert has experienced volcanic eruptions, creating a very rugged landscape of lava tubes, fumaroles, spatter cones, pit craters, volcanic fields and cinder cones. In 1872 and 1873, the Modoc War took place in this area pitting a band of natives led by Kintpuash (also known as Captain Jack) against the army of the United States. Roughly ninety percent of the lava in the monument is basaltic. Devil's Homestead, pictured here, is an example of a rough, sharp and jagged basaltic lava flow. This lava flow originated at Fleener Chimneys. Devil's Homestead is in Lava Beds National Monument, California, USA.

Lava Beds National Monument is a land with a tumultuous past, both geological and historical. Over the last half-million years, this high desert has experienced volcanic eruptions, creating a very rugged landscape of lava tubes, fumaroles, spatter cones, pit craters, volcanic fields and cinder cones. In 1872 and 1873, the Modoc War took place in this area pitting a band of natives led by Kintpuash (also known as Captain Jack) against the army of the United States. Roughly ninety percent of the lava in the monument is basaltic. Devil's Homestead, pictured here, is an example of a rough, sharp and jagged basaltic lava flow. This lava flow originated at Fleener Chimneys. Devil's Homestead is in Lava Beds National Monument, California, USA.

Lava Beds National Monument is a land with a tumultuous past, both geological and historical. Over the last half-million years, this high desert has experienced volcanic eruptions, creating a very rugged landscape of lava tubes, fumaroles, spatter cones, pit craters, volcanic fields and cinder cones. In 1872 and 1873, the Modoc War took place in this area pitting a band of natives led by Kintpuash (also known as Captain Jack) against the army of the United States. Gillem's Camp, named after Colonel Alvin C. Gillem, is where the army was headquartered during the Modoc War. Pictured here is the camp cemetery. Gillem's Camp is located in Lava Beds National Monument, California, USA.

Lava Beds National Monument is a land with a tumultuous past, both geological and historical. Over the last half-million years, this high desert has experienced volcanic eruptions, creating a very rugged landscape of lava tubes, fumaroles, spatter cones, pit craters, volcanic fields and cinder cones. In 1872 and 1873, the Modoc War took place in this area pitting a band of natives led by Kintpuash (also known as Captain Jack) against the army of the United States. Roughly ninety percent of the lava in the monument is basaltic. Devil's Homestead, pictured here, is an example of a rough, sharp and jagged basaltic lava flow. This lava flow originated at Fleener Chimneys. Devil's Homestead is in Lava Beds National Monument, California, USA.

Lava Beds National Monument is a land with a tumultuous past, both geological and historical. Over the last half-million years, this high desert has experienced volcanic eruptions, creating a very rugged landscape of lava tubes, fumaroles, spatter cones, pit craters, volcanic fields and cinder cones. In 1872 and 1873, the Modoc War took place in this area pitting a band of natives led by Kintpuash (also known as Captain Jack) against the army of the United States. Roughly ninety percent of the lava in the monument is basaltic. Black Crater, pictured here, is an example of a rough, sharp and jagged basaltic spatter cone. Black Crater is in Lava Beds National Monument, California, USA.

Lava Beds National Monument is a land with a tumultuous past, both geological and historical. Over the last half-million years, this high desert has experienced volcanic eruptions, creating a very rugged landscape of lava tubes, fumaroles, spatter cones, pit craters, volcanic fields and cinder cones. In 1872 and 1873, the Modoc War took place in this area pitting a band of natives led by Kintpuash (also known as Captain Jack) against the army of the United States. Roughly ninety percent of the lava in the monument is basaltic. Black Crater, pictured here, is an example of a rough, sharp and jagged basaltic spatter cone. Black Crater is in Lava Beds National Monument, California, USA.

Modoc National Forest street sign located in Northeastern California. It protects parts of Modoc, Lassen and Siskiyou counties.