Cinder_cone Cinder_cone

Cinder cone - Definition and Overview

Related Words: Alluvium, Ash, Ashes, Brand, Calx, Carbon, Charcoal, Clinker, Coal, Coke, Deposition, Deposits, Dross, Feces, Lava, Lees

A cinder cone typically refers to a type of volcanic cone.

According to the USGS GNIS (http://geonames.usgs.gov), it is the proper name of 7 cinder cones in the United States:

Name State County Latitude Longitude USGS 7.5' Map
Cinder Cone CA Lassen 40°32′51″N 121°19′08″W Prospect Peak
Cinder Cone (http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnis/web_query.GetDetail?tab=Y&id=258369) CA Shasta 40°55′57″N 121°21′46″W Coble Mountain
Cinder Cone (http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnis/web_query.GetDetail?tab=Y&id=258370) CA Siskiyou 41°28′39″N 122°17′15″W Hotlum
Cinder Cone (http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnis/web_query.GetDetail?tab=Y&id=258371) CA Siskiyou 41°31′43″N 121°38′48″W Little Glass Mountain
Cinder Cone Butte (http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnis/web_query.GetDetail?tab=Y&id=396288) ID Ada 43°13′10″N 115°59′32″W Cinder Cone Butte
Cinder Cone (http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnis/web_query.GetDetail?tab=Y&id=1139727) OR Deschutes 43°39′05″N 121°07′27″W China Hat
Cinder Cone (http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnis/web_query.GetDetail?tab=Y&id=1136150) OR Wasco 44°50′24″N 121°44′39″W Boulder Lake
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