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Springerville volcanic field

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Location
  
Arizona, United States

Mountain type
  
Volcanic field

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Age of rock
  
2.1 - 0.3 million years

Volcanic arc/belt
  
Basin and Range Province

Similar
  
Raton‑Clayton volcanic field, Mount Baldy, Uinkaret volcanic field, Zuni‑Bandera volcanic field, Coso Volcanic Field

Springerville volcanic field is a monogenetic volcanic field located in east-central Arizona between Springerville and Show Low. The field consists of 405 discrete vents covering approximately 3,000 square kilometers (1,200 sq mi) and is the third-largest such field in the continental United States, only the San Francisco volcanic field and Medicine Lake volcanic field are larger.

Map of Springerville volcanic field, Arizona, USA

References

Springerville volcanic field Wikipedia