The Cinders facts for kids

Quick facts for kids The Cinders
1981 air photo. Image is about 10.5 km wide.
Highest point
Elevation	4,940 ft (1,510 m)
Geography
Location in Utah
Country	United States
State	Utah
Region	Black Rock Desert volcanic field
District	Millard County
Range coordinates	38°54′36″N 112°31′56″W / 38.91000°N 112.53222°W / 38.91000; -112.53222
Topo map	USGS Tabernacle Hill, UT

The Cinders in 2020

The Cinders is a lava field including a volcanic hill named Ice Springs craters in the west-central portion of Utah, United States. It is also known as the Ice Springs Volcanic Field.

Geology

Sample of the basalt of Ice Springs craters

Gilbert and Russell's 1890 Map of the Volcanic District

The Cinders are part of the Black Rock Desert volcanic field. The lava of The Cinders is basalt of late Holocene age. The basalt erupted from the vent at the Ice Springs craters less than 700 years ago (as of 2020). It is the youngest basalt flow in Utah.

To the south is a somewhat older lava flow surrounding Tabernacle Hill.

The basalt of the Cinders and Tabernacle hill was first mapped by geologists Grove Karl Gilbert and Israel Russell in 1890 (see map below).

The Cinders, looking southwest towards the central cone