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Red Hill volcanic field

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Mountain type
  
Volcanic field

Location
  
Catron County, New Mexico, United States

Volcanic arc/belt
  
Basin and Range Province

Red Hill volcanic field, also known as Quemado volcanic field, is a monogenetic volcanic field located in the vicinity of the ghost town of Red Hill in Catron County New Mexico. Also known as the Quemado volcanic field, Red Hill is 24 kilometers (15 mi) east of the larger Springerville volcanic field and immediately south of the Zuni Salt Lake field. The area is made up of scoria cone and silicic dome fields. The last eruption was 23 ka BP.

Map of Red Hill volcanic field, New Mexico 87829, USA

References

Red Hill volcanic field Wikipedia