Pisgah Crater

See also: Lavic Lake volcanic field
Pisgah Crater
Highest point
Elevation2,545 ft (776 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence353 ft (108 m)[1]
Coordinates34°44′47″N 116°22′30″W / 34.7463888°N 116.375°W / 34.7463888; -116.375
Geography
Pisgah Crater is located in southern California
Pisgah Crater
Pisgah Crater
Pisgah Crater is located in California
Pisgah Crater
Pisgah Crater
Pisgah Crater is located in the United States
Pisgah Crater
Pisgah Crater
Geology
Mountain typeCinder Cone
Volcanic arcLavic Lake volcanic field
Last eruptionc. 20,000 years BP

Pisgah Crater, or Pisgah Volcano, is a young volcanic cinder cone rising above a lava plain in the Mojave Desert, between Barstow and Needles, California in San Bernardino County, California. The volcanic peak is around 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south of historic U.S. Route 66-National Old Trails Highway and of Interstate 40, and west of the town of Ludlow.[2] The volcano had a historic elevation of 2,638 feet (804 m), but has been reduced to 2,545 feet (776 m) due to mining.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Pisgah Crater, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Lavic Lake". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
  3. ^ USGS Sunshine Peak 7.5 topographic map, 1955