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Springerville volcanic field is a monogenetic volcanic field located in east-central Arizona between Springerville and Show Low.The field consists of 405 discrete vents [3] covering approximately 3,000 square kilometers (1,200 sq mi) [2] and is the third-largest such field in the continental United States; [4] only the San Francisco volcanic field and Medicine Lake volcanic field are larger. [5]
The Springerville volcanic field contains over 400 volcanoes within a fifty-mile radius of Springerville, making it the third-largest volcanic field in the continental United States. [5] Unique and unusual features characterize the site. The Great Kiva, painstakingly constructed of volcanic
Pages in category "Volcanic fields of Arizona" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. ... Springerville volcanic field; U. Uinkaret volcanic field
The Jemez Lineament is a chain of late Cenozoic volcanic fields, 800 kilometers (500 mi) long, reaching from the Springerville and White Mountains volcanic fields in East-Central Arizona to the Raton-Clayton volcanic field in Northeastern New Mexico.
The White Mountains are a part of the Colorado Plateau high country of Northeast Arizona, the Navajo Nation, with the rest of the Plateau in eastern Utah, northwest New Mexico, and southwestern Colorado. Nearby communities include Show Low, Pinetop-Lakeside, Greer, St. Johns, Springerville, Eagar, and McNary.
Large volume volcanic eruptions in the Basin and Range Province include Basin and Range eruptions in Utah, California, Idaho, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Arizona, Nevada, Wyoming and Oregon, as well as those of the Long Valley Caldera geological province and the Yellowstone hotspot.
S P Crater is a cinder cone volcano 25 miles (40 km) north of Flagstaff, Arizona. [4] Saddle Crater; South Sheba Crater; Stewart Crater; Strawberry Crater; Sunset Crater is a cinder cone volcano in the San Francisco volcanic field, and a part of the Sunset Crater National Monument. [5] The Sproul
Apache County, Arizona, United States: Parent range: White Mountains [3] Topo map: USGS Sponseller Mountain – GEOLOGY --> Geology; Rock age <4 Million years ago [4] Rock type: Basaltic rocks [4] Volcanic region: Springerville Volcanic Field [4] Climbing; Easiest route: Road Hike, Open Country