United States · Volcanic field
Markagunt Plateau
- Type
- Volcanic field
- Elevation
- 2840m
- Last eruption
- 1050
- Type
- Volcanic field
- Country
- United States
- Region
- North America / Basin and Range Volcanic Province
- Elevation
- 2840m
- Coordinates
- 37.580, -112.670
- Last eruption
- 1050
- Tectonic setting
- Rift zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Cluster
- Major rock type
- Basalt / Picro-basalt
Geological summary
The Markagunt Plateau volcanic field, covering 3,000 km2 east of Cedar Breaks National Monument in SW Utah, includes basaltic cinder cones, lava vents, and sparsely vegetated lava flows.
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From Wikipedia
Markagunt Plateau is a volcanic field in southern Utah, United States. Formed in a region of older volcanics, it consists of several cinder cones and associated lava flows. Some of the lava flows feature lava tubes such as Mammoth Cave, while others have formed lava dams and lakes like Navajo Lake. Volcanism took place during the Pliocene and latest Pleistocene but may have continued into the Holocene; legends of the Southern Paiute may reflect past eruptions.
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Eruption history
1 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 1
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 1050 – 1050
- Largest confirmed eruption
- No VEI recorded
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 0
Detailed timeline
- 1050VEI ?Method not stated1050 – end unknownPanguitch Lake
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