Vulcan's Throne
Vulcan's Throne | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,102 ft (1,555 m) NGVD 29[1] |
Coordinates | 36°13′08″N 113°04′39″W / 36.2188701°N 113.0774265°WCoordinates: 36°13′08″N 113°04′39″W / 36.2188701°N 113.0774265°W [2] |
Geography | |
Vulcan's Throne | |
Location |
Grand Canyon National Park Mohave County, Arizona. U.S. |
Topo map | USGS Vulcans Throne |
Geology | |
Age of rock | 73,000 years[3] |
Mountain type | cinder cone |
Volcanic field | Uinkaret volcanic field |
Vulcan's Throne is a cinder cone volcano and a prominent landmark on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon in Arizona, United States.[4] Vulcan's Throne, about a mile (1.7 km) west of Toroweap overlook, is part of the Uinkaret volcanic field.[3] The journals of traveler George Corning Fraser record a trip to the summit of Vulcan's Throne in 1914. At the time, the surrounding area was used for sheep grazing, and a small reservoir had been constructed at the base of the volcano.[5] Fraser wrote that
Vulcan's Throne is a pure cinder cone covered with scoriae, cinders, clinkers and peperino lying loose on the surface, with a slope, as near as I could measure, from 28° to 31°. A little sage, many cacti and perhaps some other similar low plants grow on it, but otherwise nothing. Climbing it was like ascending a sand-dune. Every step forward involved slipping half way back and boots were soon filled with painful bits of stone.
— George Corning Fraser, 17 July 1914, Journeys in the Canyon Lands of Utah and Arizona, 1914 - 1916, pp 25-26
The cinder cone was formed during the Quaternary Period, and is cut by recent movement on the Toroweap Fault.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ "Vulcans Throne, Arizona". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
- ↑ "Vulcans Throne". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
- 1 2 "Uinkaret Field". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2007-05-23.
- ↑ Wood, Charles A.; Jűrgen Kienle (1993). Volcanoes of North America. Cambridge University Press. pp. 277–278. ISBN 0-521-43811-X.
- ↑ Fraser, George Corning (2005). Frederick H. Swanson, ed. Journeys in the Canyon Lands of Utah and Arizona, 1914 - 1916. University of Arizona Press. p. 25. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ↑ "America's Volcanic Past: Arizona". U.S. Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 16 June 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
Vulcan's Throne, a Quaternary cinder cone on the rim of the Canyon is cut by recent fault movement on the Toroweap fault.
External links
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