CINDER CONE Definition & Meaning

cinder cone

[ sin-der kohn ]

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noun

Geology.

a conical volcano with a low, steep profile, having been formed mostly by the cinders or scoria that fall from lava that has violently spewed into the air and broken into fragments. Cinder cones are often found on the flanks of shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes, and calderas.

cinder cone

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A steep, conical hill consisting of glassy volcanic fragments that accumulate around and downwind from a volcanic vent. Cinder cones range in size from tens to hundreds of meters tall.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of cinder cone¹

First recorded in 1840–50

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Hon said the eruption is contained entirely within the volcano’s cinder cone.

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The byway takes drivers briefly on Interstate 5 to the cities of Weed and Mount Shasta, which abut a huge cinder cone: Black Butte.

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The extinct cinder cone at Pilot Butte State Park provides a panoramic view of the region’s landscape, shaped by centuries of volcanic activity and glacial carving.

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There, atop a 150-foot cinder cone, sits a building known as the Volcano House, a saucer-like structure that appears to have materialized from another planet or dimension.

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The monument, which occupies 3,040 acres and is surrounded by Coconino National Forest, is centered around a cinder cone that is the youngest volcano of the largest volcanic field in the contiguous United States.

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