Sugarloaf Peak

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]

Sugarloaf Peak
Sugarloaf Peak
Location in Arizona
Highest point
Elevation9,287 ft (2,831 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence591 ft (180 m)[1]
Coordinates35°21′48″N 111°36′54″W[2]
Geography
LocationCoconino County, Arizona, U.S,
Topo mapUSGS Sunset Crater West
Geology
Mountain typerhyolite dome
Volcanic fieldSan Francisco volcanic field

References

  1. "Sugarloaf Peak". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
  2. "Sugarloaf Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 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.


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