Springerville Volcanic Field
Springerville, AZ
The Springerville Volcanic Field covers approximately 1,200 square miles and contains around 400 basaltic cinder cones, making it the third-largest volcanic field in the continental United States. The field ranges in age from about 2 million to 300,000 years old. Many of the cinder cones are visible from US-60 and US-180 as distinctive dark hills dotting the grassland plateau.
Photography Guide
- Best Time
- golden hour
- Crowds
- Quiet
- Shot Types
- widelandscape
- Best Seasons
- springsummerfall
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