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Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument

Lying approximately 12 miles north of Flagstaff via US 89, then 2 miles east on Sunset Crater-Wupatki Loop Road, the 1,000-foot-high cinder cone of Sunset Crater Volcano dominates the surrounding fields of cinders, lava flows and spatter cones. The bright-reddish hues of the decomposed, water-stained sulfuric rock at the summit are in stark contrast with the black basalt of the adjacent rocks. From a distance the mountain appears to be on fire. Dark at the base, the volcano also has shades of red, orange and yellow leading to the summit and takes on a rosy tint during the hour before sunset. In 1892 John Wesley Powell noted the phenomenon and purportedly gave the cone its name.

Sunset Crater Volcano first erupted A.D. 1064-65 and was active intermittently for nearly 200 years. A self-guiding trail leads over the Bonito lava flow; sturdy walking shoes are recommended. A paved road crosses the lava flow and connects the monument with Wupatki National Monument. Picnicking is permitted.

Allow 30 minutes minimum. Visitor center daily 8-6, June-Aug.; 8-5, Jan.-May and Sept.-Nov.; 9-5, in Dec. Closed Dec. 25. Admission $5 per person (includes Wupatki National Monument), under 17 free. Phone (928) 526-0502.