Sugarloaf Peak
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| Sugarloaf Peak | |
|---|---|
  Sugarloaf Peak Location in Arizona | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 9,287 ft (2,831 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Prominence | 591 ft (180 m)[1] |
| Coordinates | 35°21′48″N 111°36′53″W / 35.3633011°N 111.6146343°W[2] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Coconino County, Arizona, U.S, |
| Topo map | USGS Sunset Crater West |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | rhyolite dome |
| Volcanic field | San 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
- ^ a b "Sugarloaf Peak". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
- ^ "Sugarloaf Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
- ^ Wood, Charles A.; Jűrgen Kienle (1993). Volcanoes of North America. Cambridge University Press. pp. 278–281. ISBN 0-521-43811-X.