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Believe it or not, THAT is a volcanic cone.
from summitpost.org Carter peak is a small Desert peak outside the town of Salina, Utah. It is easily noticed as the pointed volcanic cone standing 1,500 feet above the surrounding desert on the south side of the I-70 between Salina and Richfield. It offers amazing 360-degree views of the entire Sevier Valley.
A steep conical hill of Arapien Shale located in the southwest corner of the quadrangle is cored by an isolated intrusion herein called the "intrusion of Carter Peak." The intrusion of Carter Peak is composed of greenish-gray to black
and gray, fine-grained, holocrystalline diorite.
from summitpost.org Carter peak is a small Desert peak outside the town of Salina, Utah. It is easily noticed as the pointed volcanic cone standing 1,500 feet above the surrounding desert on the south side of the I-70 between Salina and Richfield. It offers amazing 360-degree views of the entire Sevier Valley.
A steep conical hill of Arapien Shale located in the southwest corner of the quadrangle is cored by an isolated intrusion herein called the "intrusion of Carter Peak." The intrusion of Carter Peak is composed of greenish-gray to black
and gray, fine-grained, holocrystalline diorite.