Bald Knoll

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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
Elevation7,003 ft (2,135 m)[1]
Coordinates37°19′36″N 112°24′37″W / 37.32667°N 112.41028°W / 37.32667; -112.41028Coordinates: 37°19′36″N 112°24′37″W / 37.32667°N 112.41028°W / 37.32667; -112.41028
Geology
Mountain typeCinder cone
Last eruptionUnknown

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. ^ a b "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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