cinder cone
noun
: a conical hill formed by the accumulation of volcanic debris around a vent see volcano illustration
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The Mount Harkness Fire Lookout tower was, after all, built atop a sparsely vegetated peak of an ancient cinder cone volcano—not exactly an inviting location for blazes. 
Hannah Kingsley-ma, The New Republic, 7 Sep. 2022 There, atop a 150-foot cinder cone, sits a building known as the Volcano House, a saucer-like structure that appears to have materialized from another planet or dimension. Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2022 Then, in September 2020, a wildfire started on the far side of the extinct Veyo Volcano, a 5,000-foot cinder cone that’s shaped like a saddle and forms Dammeron Valley’s western boundary. New York Times, 16 May 2022 The monument, which occupies 3,040 acres and is surrounded by Coconino National Forest, is centered around a cinder cone that is the youngest volcano of the largest volcanic field in the contiguous United States. New York Times, 24 Apr. 2022 Lava Butte, a cinder cone formed by a volcanic eruption thousands of years ago that is now home to a ranger observation post and offers sweeping views of the forest and a first-hand reminder of the geologic history of the region. Sunset Magazine, 29 Apr. 2022 The terrain is exceedingly flat, punctuated only by the intermittent dry arroyo, rocky hill or volcanic cinder cone. Matt Stirn, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Mar. 2022 My earliest memory of skiing deep powder, at age five or six, was on the cinder cone at Bachelor, which had no lift. Rachel Kushner, Harper’s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022 At the base of the cinder cone was a crown of low evergreens. Rachel Kushner, Harper’s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022 See More
Hannah Kingsley-ma, The New Republic, 7 Sep. 2022 There, atop a 150-foot cinder cone, sits a building known as the Volcano House, a saucer-like structure that appears to have materialized from another planet or dimension. Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2022 Then, in September 2020, a wildfire started on the far side of the extinct Veyo Volcano, a 5,000-foot cinder cone that’s shaped like a saddle and forms Dammeron Valley’s western boundary. New York Times, 16 May 2022 The monument, which occupies 3,040 acres and is surrounded by Coconino National Forest, is centered around a cinder cone that is the youngest volcano of the largest volcanic field in the contiguous United States. New York Times, 24 Apr. 2022 Lava Butte, a cinder cone formed by a volcanic eruption thousands of years ago that is now home to a ranger observation post and offers sweeping views of the forest and a first-hand reminder of the geologic history of the region. Sunset Magazine, 29 Apr. 2022 The terrain is exceedingly flat, punctuated only by the intermittent dry arroyo, rocky hill or volcanic cinder cone. Matt Stirn, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Mar. 2022 My earliest memory of skiing deep powder, at age five or six, was on the cinder cone at Bachelor, which had no lift. Rachel Kushner, Harper’s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022 At the base of the cinder cone was a crown of low evergreens. Rachel Kushner, Harper’s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1849, in the meaning defined above