Images from the Volcano Hazards Program

Photoglossary

View pictures and definitions of volcanic terms.

Web Cams

See real-time images of several U.S. volcanoes.

Images from the Observatories

Images record volcanic activity and provide a basis for comparison. Each observatory collects and archives their own images. Below is a list of image archives on the observatory sites.

The AVO image database includes images of Alaskan volcanoes and Alaska research. It is searchable by keywords.

The California Volcano Observatory image gallery includes pictures of the volcanically active areas of California and Nevada.

The CVO photo archives page includes links to all Cascade volcanoes lots of great images of the Mount St. Helens eruptions.

HVO Kilauea images.

Yellowstone Volcano Observatory (YVO) image gallery.

Yellowstone aerial photography taken by a camera attached to a helium-filled balloon in September 2005.