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The San Francisco volcanic field is an area of volcanoes in northern Arizona, north of Flagstaff, US. The field covers 1,800 square miles (4,700 km 2 ) of the southern boundary of the Colorado Plateau .
S P Crater is a cinder cone volcano in the San Francisco volcanic field, 25 miles (40 km) north of Flagstaff, Arizona, United States. [4] It is surrounded by several other cinder cones which are older and more eroded. It is a striking feature on the local landscape, with a well-defined lava flow that extends for 4.3 miles (7 km) to the north. [5]
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument is a U.S. national monument created to protect Sunset Crater, a cinder cone within the San Francisco Volcanic Field. [14] The monument is managed by the National Park Service in conjunction with nearby Wupatki National Monument.
The Peaks are the a remnant of the former San Francisco Mountain, a prehistoricaly larger single stratovolcano. [3] The highest summit in the range, Humphreys Peak , is the highest point in the state of Arizona at 12,633 feet (3,851 m) in elevation.
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
1957 San Francisco earthquake: A magnitude 5.7 quake with an epicenter on the San Andreas fault in the ocean west of San Francisco and Daly City. 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake : About 40 kilometers (25 mi) were ruptured (although the rupture did not reach the surface) near Santa Cruz, California , causing 63 deaths and moderate damage in certain ...
SAN FRANCISCO – A series of three atmospheric river storms are soaking Northern California this weekend and into the week ahead in the form of valley rain and mountain snow, with the potential ...
Karapınar Field in Turkey SP Crater in the San Francisco volcanic field is a cinder cone with a basalt lava flow that extends for 4 miles (6 km). El Muweilih Crater in Sudan with natron-rich clay on the crater floor