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Be sure to visit the other Flagstaff Area National Monuments:
Wupatki National Monument 16 mi
Walnut Canyon National Monument 25 mi
Other National Park Service Areas
Grand Canyon National Park 101 mi
Montezuma Castle National Monument 70 mi Petrified Forest National Park 110 mi Glen Canyon National Recreation Area 145 mi Other Attractions
Meteor Crater 50 mi Museum of Northern Arizona 30 mi The Arboretum at Flagstaff 35 mi Coconino National Forest 1 mi Local Information Resources
"Ancient Times" - the park newspaper (pdf, 1250 KB)
Flagstaff Convention & Visitors Bureau
Did You Know? Legend says that 19th-century explorer John Wesley Powell named Sunset Crater Volcano because its rim of red and yellow cinders suggested the colors of a perpetual sunset.
Last Updated: November 07, 2007 at 10:57 EST