Ben Lomond | |
Elevation M: | 744 |
Location: | North Island, New Zealand |
Coordinates: | -38.595°N 232.2°W |
Type: | Lava domes |
Last Eruption: | 100,000 years |
Ben Lomond is a rhyolite lava dome near Lake Taupō in New Zealand's North Island. Located about eight kilometres north-northeast of Kinloch, it rises to a height of 744 metres above sea level.
Ben Lomond erupted about 100,000 years ago, producing two lava lobes that flowed around 3.5 kilometres south and southwest from a vent about one kilometre south of Poihipi Road. Much of the lava formed grey banded obsidian as it cooled. Crystalline rhyolite and pumice were also produced.