Timbered Cinder Cone

Status
Established
Year Established
1990

Location

State
Utah
National Forest Regions
Intermountain Region (R4)

37.565278, -112.7575

Timbered Cinder Cone Research Natural Area

Ecological and Physical Description

Size
640ac (259ha)
Elevation Range
9,500' (2,896m) - 9,940' (3,030m)
Primary Features

The area has been protected from human-caused disturbance because it is entirely surrounded by a rough lava field.  It is representative of two habitat types of the subalpine fir forests of the Utha High Plateaus on volcanic parent materials.

Last updated February 2, 2023