cinder cone

noun

|Updated on: 15 Jul 2018

Definition of cinder cone

: a conical hill formed by the accumulation of volcanic debris around a vent — see volcano illustration

Recent Examples of cinder cone from the Web

Susan Schmierer, 65, and William Schmierer, 64, tourists from Virginia on a cross-country road trip to Palm Springs, were last seen June 2 near the 250-foot-high volcanic cinder cone surrounded by a field of black lava rocks off Interstate 40.

— javier panzar, latimes.com, "Extreme heat hampers search for tourist missing in Mojave Desert after companion is found dead," 10 July 2018
The park is littered with volcanic rock and cinder cones from past eruptions.

— mark arsenault, BostonGlobe.com, "A beach agnostic’s guide to Hawaii," 13 June 2018
Hike around the trio of volcanic cinder cones, created 150,000 years ago by the Rio Grande rift, on a three-mile loop trail.

— Sunset, "This Southwestern Road Trip Is Filled with Hidden Gems," 22 Jan. 2018
The 1,000-foot cinder cone blew ash and debris for miles before liquid rock oozed from its western base and formed the Bonito Lava Flow.

— mare czinar, azcentral, "Volcanoes in Arizona: Sunset Crater hike shows off eruption's aftermath," 12 June 2018
Views from the tops of these trails showcase a landscape dotted with cinder cones, lava domes and expansive lava flows that melt into the colorful flatlands of the Painted Desert and the edge of Grand Canyon.

— mare czinar, azcentral, "Volcanoes in Arizona: Sunset Crater hike shows off eruption's aftermath," 12 June 2018
But a smaller cinder cone to the east is where all of the recent action is.

— angela fritz, chicagotribune.com, "8 facts about Hawaii's Kilauea volcano," 7 May 2018
Pu`u `O`o formed at the beginning of the 1983 eruption, although the activity has since moved away from the cinder cone along the East Rift Zone.

— angela fritz, Washington Post, "8 fascinating things you never knew about Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano," 7 May 2018
Pu`u `O`o formed at the beginning of the 1983 eruption, although the activity has since moved away from the cinder cone along the East Rift Zone.

— angela fritz, chicagotribune.com, "8 facts about Hawaii's Kilauea volcano," 7 May 2018

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