O'Leary Peak

O'Leary Peak

O'Leary Peak (center) from the Bonito Lava Flow
Highest point
Elevation 8941+ ft (2725+ m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence 1,778 ft (542 m)[1]
Coordinates 35°24′06″N 111°31′35″W / 35.4016742°N 111.5262678°W / 35.4016742; -111.5262678Coordinates: 35°24′06″N 111°31′35″W / 35.4016742°N 111.5262678°W / 35.4016742; -111.5262678[2]
Geography
O'Leary Peak

Location in Arizona

Location Coconino County, Arizona, U.S.
Topo map USGS O'Leary Peak

O'Leary Peak is an extinct Pleistocene lava dome volcano within the San Francisco volcanic field, north of Flagstaff, Arizona,[3] and to the northwest of Sunset Crater National Monument. A fire lookout tower was built on a subsidiary eastern peak. It has and elevation of 8,919 feet (2,719 m).[4]

View of the San Francisco Peaks from O'Leary Lookout, 2009
Sample of andesite porphyry from summit of O'Leary peak

References

  1. 1 2 "O'Leary Peak, Arizona". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  2. "O'Leary Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  3. Ulrich, George E; U.S. Geological Survey; U.S. Department of Energy; et al. Map showing geology, structure, and uranium deposits of the Flagstaff 1° x 2° quadrangle, Arizona. U.S. Geological Survey, Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I-1446. OCLC 11553220.
  4. "OLeary". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved 2014-02-08.

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