# Malapai Hill

- **Country:** United States
- **Coordinates:** 33.939732, -116.087780
- **Topo:** USGS Malapai Hill
- **Type:** Volcanic plug
- **Location:** Riverside County, California,United States
- **Map Size:** 180
- **Elevation:** 4278 ft
- **Elevation M:** 1303.9
- **Prominence Ft:** 360

Malapai Hill is a small mountain in the middle of Joshua Tree National Park in southeastern California, which may have been part of an ancient volcano. It formed during a period of intrusive activity and either rose above the surface or eventually was exposed by erosion. Its name is a derivative of the Spanish word malpaís.

![Photo of Malapai Hill](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3b/MalapaiHill_NPS.jpg)

**Source:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malapai_Hill (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)