Santa Clara Volcano

Mountain in the American state of Utah
37°15′25″N 113°37′30″W / 37.25694°N 113.62500°W / 37.25694; -113.62500GeographyLocationWashington County, Utah
United StatesGeologyAge of rock1,400,000 yrsMountain typeVolcanic field and cinder conesLast eruption27,000 years agoClimbingEasiest routeHike

Santa Clara Volcano is a volcanic field and lava flow in the Diamond Valley in Washington County, Utah, United States. The most prominent features are two cinder cones that rise above Snow Canyon State Park. The southern cinder cone and most of the north cinder cone is within the boundaries of Snow Canyon State Park. The city of St. George, Utah is located in a volcanic field. The date of the last eruption is unknown.

References

  1. ^ "North Cinder Cone, Utah". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
  • "Santa Clara". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
  • Wood, Charles A.; Jürgen Kienle, eds. (1990). Volcanoes of North America. Cambridge University Press. pp. 275–6. ISBN 0-521-43811-X. {{cite book}}: |author2= has generic name (help)

External links

Media related to Santa Clara Volcano at Wikimedia Commons


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