Sugarloaf Peak facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Sugarloaf Peak |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 9,287 ft (2,831 m) NAVD 88 |
| Prominence | 591 ft (180 m) |
| Geography | |
| Location | Coconino County, Arizona, U.S, |
| Topo map | USGS Sunset Crater West |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | rhyolite dome |
| Volcanic field | San Francisco volcanic field |
Sugarloaf is a rhyolite dome located just below the San Francisco Peaks in Flagstaff, Arizona. It formed after the sideways eruption of the mountain, which occurred in a similar fashion to the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens.
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