Santa Clara Volcano

Short description: Mountain in the American state of Utah

Santa Clara volcano field

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Santa Clara volcano field

Santa Clara Volcano

View of the southern Santa Clara cinder cone from the flanks of the northern one.

Highest point
Elevation| 4843+ ft (1476+ m) NAVD 88[1]
Coordinates|  [ ⚑ ] 37°15′25″N 113°37′30″W﻿ / ﻿37.25694°N 113.625°W﻿ / 37.25694; -113.625
Geography
Location| Washington County, Utah
United States
Geology
Age of rock| 1,400,000 yrs
Mountain type| Volcanic field and cinder cones
Type of rock| Trachybasalt / Tephrite Basanite Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Last eruption| 27,000 years ago
Climbing
Easiest route| Hike

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". http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=30715.

* "Santa Clara". Smithsonian Institution. https://volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=327010.
* Wood, Charles A.; Kienle, Jürgen (1990). Volcanoes of North America. Cambridge University Press. pp. 275–6. ISBN 0-521-43811-X.

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