Bald Knoll

Bald Knoll

Bald Knoll is the youngest of a group of cinder cones on the SW part of the Paunsaugunt Plateau in southern Utah.

Bald Knoll is the youngest of a group of cinder cones on the SW part of the Paunsaugunt Plateau in southern Utah.
Highest point
Elevation 7,003 ft (2,135 m) [1]
Coordinates 37°19′41″N 112°24′00″W / 37.328°N 112.40°W / 37.328; -112.40Coordinates: 37°19′41″N 112°24′00″W / 37.328°N 112.40°W / 37.328; -112.40
Geology
Mountain type Cinder cone
Last eruption Unknown

Bald Knoll, also called Black Knoll, Buck Knoll or Corral Knoll,[2] is a cinder cone in Utah, in the Southwestern United States.

It is the youngest volcano at the southwest portion of the Paunsaugunt Plateau and it consists of basaltic lava with a well-preserved volcanic crater at its summit.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Bald Knoll". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
  2. ↑ "Bald Knoll". Volcano Global Risk Identification and Analysis Project (VOGRIPA). February 5, 2012. Retrieved February 15, 2014.


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