Mount Elden, Arizona, USA

Mount Elden

Mount Elden

Volcano Type:   Lava Dome
Volcano Status: Stratovolcano
Last Known Eruption:  unknown
Summit Elevation:  9,299 ft (2,834 m)
Latitude: 35°14′28″N
Longitude:  111°35′48″W

Mount Elden, or Elden (Eldon) Mountain, is located in central Coconino County northeast of Flagstaff, Arizona. It takes its name from one of the region’s earliest Anglo settlers, John Elden, who, along with his family, established a homestead on the mountain’s lower slopes and grazed sheep on the open grasslands below during the late 19th century. Click Here For The Rest Of Mount Elden, Arizona, USA

Originally posted 2011-05-11 23:08:53.

Sunset Crater, Arizona, USA

Sunset Crater

Sunset Crater

 

Volcano Type:   Cinder Cone
Volcano Status: Dendrochronology
Last Known Eruption:  1080–1150 AD
Summit Elevation:  8,042 ft (2,451 m)
Latitude: 35°21′56.09″N
Longitude:  111°30′02.35″W

Sunset Crater is a volcanic cinder cone located north of Flagstaff in U.S. State of Arizona. The crater is within the Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument.

Sunset Crater is the youngest in a string of volcanoes (the San Francisco volcanic field) that is related to the nearby San Francisco Peaks.

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Originally posted 2011-05-11 23:19:19.