- Mormon volcanic field
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Mormon Mountain Volcanic Field Elevation 1,500 to 2,530 m (4,920 to 8,300 ft) [1] Location Location Coconino County, Arizona, USA Coordinates 35°00′N 111°30′W / 35°N 111.5°WCoordinates: 35°00′N 111°30′W / 35°N 111.5°W[1] Geology Type Volcanic field[1] Age of rock 13.6 million years ago[1] Last eruption 3.1 million years ago[1] Mormon volcanic field, also known as Mormon Mountain volcanic field, is a monogenetic and polygenetic volcanic field south of Flagstaff, Arizona, USA.
The volcanic field contains over 250 vents and covers over 2,500 square kilometres (970 sq mi).[1]
Notable Vents
Name Elevation Location Last eruption meters feet Coordinates Apache Maid[1] - - - - Hackberry Mountain[1] - - - - Round Mountain[1] - - - - Stoneman Lake[1] - - 34°46′59.3″N 111°31′17.2″W / 34.783139°N 111.521444°W - Table Mountain[1] - - - - See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Wood, Charles A.; Jűrgen Kienle (1993). Volcanoes of North America. Cambridge University Press. pp. 282–283. ISBN 0-512-43811-X. http://books.google.com/books?id=eyDRib-FJh4C&pg=PA282&lpg=PA282&dq=Mormon+volcanic+field&source=bl&ots=O9xvRsQHev&sig=X4U8HyM1pxC3VXPK9Vnf_Pc_ShM&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=9&ct=result#PPA282,M1.
Categories:- Volcanic fields of the western United States
- Volcanoes of Arizona
- Landforms of Coconino County, Arizona
- Arizona geography stubs
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