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The Sunset Crater eruption peaked at VEI 4 (Sub-Plinian), produced a total 0.52 km 3 of ejecta, [9] had an eruption column between 20-30km tall [10] and produced a blanket of ash and lapilli covering an area of more than 2,100 square kilometers (810 sq mi), which forced the temporary abandonment of settlements of the local Sinagua people.
The Tunnel Fire was a wildfire burning in Coconino National Forest and Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, the Lack Bill Park neighborhood north of the city of Flagstaff, Arizona in the United States, and along U.S. Route 89. The fire was named after a tunnel landmark on Waterline Road, near where it ignited on Sunday, April 17, 2022. [2]
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument closed in April 2022 when a fire swept through. But fire has always been part of the park's story. Here's why.
O'Leary Peak is an extinct Pleistocene lava dome volcano within the San Francisco volcanic field, north of Flagstaff, Arizona, [3] and to the northwest of Sunset Crater National Monument. A fire lookout tower was built on a subsidiary eastern peak. It has an elevation of 8,919 feet (2,719 m). [1]
An updating map created by CBS News' data team charts the expanse of the wildfires across Southern California. The Palisades Fire — the largest wildfire in the region — has burned more than ...
Topo map: USGS Sunset Crater West: Geology; Mountain type: rhyolite dome: ... which occurred in a similar fashion to the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens. [3] References
The Sunset Fire, which has consumed 60 acres of land, was discovered on Tuesday at around 6 p.m. local time, according to Cal Fire. The fire started in the Hollywood Hills region while it was ...
Lava flows from the Uinkaret volcanic field that have cascaded down into the Grand Canyon, damming the Colorado River, have been used to date the canyon's carving. [3] One of these cascades is today's Lava Falls. Lava Falls Rapid, below Lava Falls on the Colorado River, is "at all water levels, the most severe rapid in Grand Canyon." [4]