Clear Lake Is An Active Volcano Near San Francisco

California is full of diverse landscapes, climates, and volcanoes. There is a volcano closer than you think to San Francisco that will surprise you. For example in Northern California alone, there are nine active volcanoes.

If you go north around 120 miles north of San Francisco you’ll discover an active volcano in Clear Lake on Mount Konocti. No need to panic just yet because the latest volcanic activity happened about 10,000 years ago, but Clear Lake in particular Mount Konocti has intense geothermal activity. Here’s more on the natural wonder that is Clear Lake volcano.

Clear Lake volcanic field is around 120 miles from San Francisco located at 5300 Soda Bay Rd, Kelseyville, 95422

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