Cove Fort Volcano - Cove Fort, UT
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The Snowdog
N 38° 33.990 W 112° 38.335
12S E 357217 N 4269945
This un-named volcano, part of the Black Rock Desert Volcanic Field, supplied the rock from which Cove Fort was constructed - in Cove Fort, Utah.
Waymark Code: WM1784A
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 12/31/2022
Views: 5
Cove Fort was founded in 1867 at the request of Brigham Young. One of its distinctive features is the use of volcanic rock in the construction of the walls, rather than the wood used in many mid-19th-century western forts. This difference in construction is the reason it is one of very few forts of this period still surviving. The volcano that was the source of this rock is easily visible from the fort; it is the most distinct peak visible to the west.
This un-named volcano is part of the
Black Rock Desert Volcano Field, which was last active 10,000 years ago. This volcano field extends from Arizona into Utah, and is host to a variety of volcano types, including cinder cones, shield volcanoes, lava domes, maars (explosion craters), and a caldera. Lava tubes are preserved in some of the younger volcanoes.
This volcano can be comfortably viewed from Cove Fort. Another place to park and view the volcano without getting too far off the highway is where I-15 meets 161. If you're driving on I-15, your passengers will get a good look. If you want to get close, there is a road (more like a track) that leads from about where I-15 and I-70 meet all the way to the cone.