Vulcan's Throne

Vulcan's Throne is a cinder cone volcano and a prominent landmark on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon in Arizona, United States.

Vulcan's Throne, about a mile (1.7 km) west of Toroweap overlook, is part of the Uinkaret volcanic field.

[3] The journals of traveler George Corning Fraser record a trip to the summit of Vulcan's Throne in 1914.

At the time, the surrounding area was used for sheep grazing, and a small reservoir had been constructed at the base of the volcano.

Every step forward involved slipping half way back and boots were soon filled with painful bits of stone.The cinder cone was formed during the Quaternary Period, and is cut by recent movement on the Toroweap Fault.

Vulcan’s Throne, Lava Falls, and Lava Falls Rapids
(view looking upriver, approximately to northeast)
(Enlarged) view looking downstream from Toroweap Point region