Red Cones

The Red Cones are a pair of cinder cones near Devils Postpile National Monument, in eastern Madera County of central California. They are within the eastern Sierra Nevada and Inyo National Forest.

Red Cones
Close aerial view of the Red Cones toward the east-northeast. During eruption of both cones, lava poured through the breaches and spilled to the left.
Highest point
Elevation8,960 ft (2,730 m)[1]
Coordinates37°35′19″N 119°03′28″W[1]
Geography
LocationMadera County, California, United States
Geology
Age of rock8500 years
Mountain typeCinder cone
Last eruption5000 years ago

Volcanic geology

The Red Cones last erupted approximately 5000 years ago,[2] with both cinder eruption (forming the cones), and a basalt flow from the southern cone, which flowed approximately 1.5 kilometers (0.9 mi) towards the upper Middle Fork of the San Joaquin River.[3]

The Red Cones are at the southern end of the Mono-Inyo Craters, the magma for the Red Cones shares its origin with the other Mono-Inyo craters.

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