| 词条 | Markagunt Plateau |
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The Markagunt Plateau is an {{Convert|800|sqmi|km2|adj=on}} plateau located in southwestern Utah between Interstate 15 and U.S. Route 89. It is one of the plateaus that make up the High Plateaus Section of the Colorado Plateau Province. Markagunt is a name derived from the Piute language meaning "highland of trees".[1] GeographyThe plateau encompasses Cedar Breaks National Monument, and is part of the Cedar Mountain District of Dixie National Forest. The highest point on the plateau is Brian Head Peak at {{convert|11307|ft|m}}.[2] Volcanic fieldThe Markagunt Plateau volcanic field is an area of basaltic cinder cones and blocky lava flows. The most recent flows occurred around 1050 A.D. and were preceded by a series of trachytic, andesitic and rhyolitic lava. The field lies east of Cedar Breaks National Monument. Navajo Lake was formed when a lava flow dammed a creek on the plateau.[3] Mammoth Cave is a lava tube located on the plateau.[4] The youngest features of the Markagunt Plateau volcanic field are blocky unvegetated lava flows known locally as the 'Black Rock Desert.' They extend from near Miller Knoll on to the southeast. These flows also extend northeast to near Panguitch Lake. See also
References{{commons category|Markagunt Plateau}}1. ^{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sa9SAAAAIBAJ&sjid=c38DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2503%2C5092871 | title=You name it - there's a town for it | work=The Deseret News | date=Jan 22, 1977 | accessdate=18 October 2015 | author=Van Atta, Dale | pages=W6}} {{Utah-geo-stub}}2. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.peakbagger.com/range.aspx?rid=13413 |title=Markagunt Plateau-Zion |publisher=Peakbagger |accessdate=27 May 2012}} 3. ^Global Volcanism Program 4. ^Dixie National Forest 8 : Plateaus of Utah|Colorado Plateau|Volcanic fields of Utah|Volcanoes of Utah|Landforms of Garfield County, Utah|Landforms of Iron County, Utah|Landforms of Kane County, Utah|Landforms of Washington County, Utah |
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