[hinckley buzzard]

Farther north the continent seems to be slowly moving over a hot spot. The force beneath Yellowstone caldera was once in southern Idaho where there is a large lava field, but the continent drifted westward.

Wouldn't this effect occur with the Death Valley region as well? IOW, might the next explosive eruption appear farther to the east?

[JimSEA]

Death Valley is more like Africa’s Great Rift Valley than a hot spot. However, rifting can certainly appear over a hot spot. Iceland comes to mind though, I guess it is over a ridge most accurately.

[AlexW]

“Yellowstone caldera “
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