Red Cones

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 / 37.58861°N 119.05778°W / 37.58861; -119.05778[1]
Geography
Map
LocationMadera County, California, United States
Geology
Rock age8500 years
Mountain typeCinder cone
Last eruption5000 years ago

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.

  1. ^ a b "Red Cones". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.