Sugarloaf Peak

Lava dome in Coconino County, Arizona
Sugarloaf Peak is located in Arizona
Sugarloaf Peak
Sugarloaf Peak
Location in Arizona
Highest pointElevation9,287 ft (2,831 m) NAVD 88[1]Prominence591 ft (180 m)[1]Coordinates35°21′48″N 111°36′53″W / 35.3633011°N 111.6146343°W / 35.3633011; -111.6146343[2]GeographyLocationCoconino County, Arizona, U.S,Topo mapUSGS Sunset Crater WestGeologyMountain typerhyolite domeVolcanic fieldSan Francisco volcanic field

Sugarloaf is a rhyolite dome located just below the San Francisco Peaks in Flagstaff, Arizona. It formed after the sideways eruption of the mountain, which occurred in a similar fashion to the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Sugarloaf Peak". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
  2. ^ "Sugarloaf Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
  3. ^ Wood, Charles A.; Jűrgen Kienle (1993). Volcanoes of North America. Cambridge University Press. pp. 278–281. ISBN 0-521-43811-X.