cinder cone
noun
: a conical hill formed by the accumulation of volcanic debris around a vent see volcano illustration
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One of these is the Slate Mountain section—an area of high volcanic peaks, cinder cones, wide parks knee-high with rich yellow gramma grass.
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Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 26 June 2024
Wizard Island is the small cinder cone that formed inside the caldera a few hundred years after the massive eruption.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 17 June 2024
Turrell is converting Roden Crater, a volcanic cinder cone, into a celestial observatory.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 12 June 2024
Arco and its lab sit 19 miles northeast of Craters of the Moon National Monument & Preserve, a volcanic landscape of lava flows, exposed fissures and cinder cones that’s commemorating its 100th birthday this year.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2024
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Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 26 June 2024
Wizard Island is the small cinder cone that formed inside the caldera a few hundred years after the massive eruption.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 17 June 2024
Turrell is converting Roden Crater, a volcanic cinder cone, into a celestial observatory.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 12 June 2024
Arco and its lab sit 19 miles northeast of Craters of the Moon National Monument & Preserve, a volcanic landscape of lava flows, exposed fissures and cinder cones that’s commemorating its 100th birthday this year.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2024
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“Cinder cone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cinder%20cone. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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