San Francisco volcanic field
| San Francisco volcano field | |
|---|---|
Satellite image of Black Point lava flow | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Humphreys Peak |
| Coordinates | 35°20′49″N 111°40′41″W / 35.347°N 111.678°W |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 50 miles (80 km) |
| Area | 5,000 square kilometres (1,900 mi2) |
| Geography | |
| Location | just north of Flagstaff, Arizona |
| Country | United States |
| Region | Arizona |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | ~6 Ma |
| Mountain type | Volcano field |
| Rock types | |
The San Francisco volcanic field is an area of volcanoes in northern Arizona, north of Flagstaff, US. The field covers 1,800 square miles (4,700 km2) of the southern boundary of the Colorado Plateau. The field contains over 600 volcanoes ranging in age from nearly 6 million years old to less than 1,000 years (Miocene to Holocene), of which Sunset Crater is the youngest. The highest peak in the field is Humphreys Peak, at Flagstaff's northern perimeter: the peak is Arizona's highest at 12,633 feet (3,851.5 m) and is a part of the San Francisco Peaks, an active stratovolcano complex.