Santa Clara Volcano
{{Short description|Mountain in the American state of Utah}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Santa Clara Volcano
| photo = Santaclaravolcano.jpg
| photo_caption = View of the southern Santa Clara cinder cone from the flanks of the northern one.
| elevation = 4843+ ft (1476+ m)
| elevation_ref = {{NAVD88}}{{cite peakbagger |pid=30715 |name=North Cinder Cone, Utah |accessdate=2016-04-25}}
| prominence =
| location = Washington County, Utah
United States
| coordinates = {{coord|37|15|25|N|113|37|30|W|type:mountain_region:US}}
| topo =
| type = Volcanic field and cinder cones
| age = 1,400,000 yrs
| last_eruption = 27,000 years ago
| first_ascent =
| easiest_route = Hike
}}
Santa Clara Volcano is a volcanic field and lava flow in the Diamond Valley in Washington County, Utah, United States. The most prominent features are two cinder cones that rise above Snow Canyon State Park. The southern cinder cone and most of the north cinder cone is within the boundaries of Snow Canyon State Park. The city of St. George, Utah is located in a volcanic field. The date of the last eruption is unknown.
References
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:* {{cite gvp |vn=327010 |name=Santa Clara}}
:* {{cite book |last=Wood |first=Charles A. |author2=Jürgen Kienle, eds. |title=Volcanoes of North America |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=1990 |pages=275–6 |isbn=0-521-43811-X}}
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External links
{{commons category-inline|Santa Clara Volcano}}
Category:Volcanic fields of Utah
Category:Mountains of Washington County, Utah
Category:Pleistocene volcanoes
Category:Quaternary United States
Category:Cinder cones of the United States
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