Volcanoes of Arizona (6 volcanoes)
| Geronimo (Volcanic field) |
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| San Francisco Volcanic Field (polygenetic volcanic field, cinder cones, stratovolcano) |
The San Francisco volcanic field is a vast area covering more than 10,000 km22 containing cinder cones, lava fields, lava domes and the majestic (extinct) San Francisco Peaks, the highest of all mountains in Arizona, rising 5,000 feet above the surrounding plateau. The area prese... [more] |
| Sentinel Plain (Volcanic field) |
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| Springerville Volcanic Field (Volcanic field) |
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| Sunset Crater (cinder cone)  |
Sunset Crater in northern Arizona is one of the youngest volcanoes in the USA. It is named for its brilliantly colored scoria deposits on the cone and only one of more than 550 vents of the vast San Francisco volcanic field.
The last eruption took place sometime between abo... [more] |
| Uinkaret (volcanic field) |
The Uinkaret volcanic field is located at the north rim of the Grand Canyon in Arizona. It contains cinder cones that have produced lava flows that repeatedly cascaded into the Grand Canyon, forming temporary lava dams up to 200 m high. In one of these lava flows, known as the Li... [more] |
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