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Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
Lenox Crater Trail
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| Photo by Joelle Clark | | View across the summit of Lenox Crater |
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This is your opportunity to climb a cinder cone. (Sunset Crater Volcano is closed to hiking due to erosional damage.)
From the top, you can see the San Francisco Peaks, Sunset Crater and its lava flow.
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1 mile round-trip |
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45 minutes round-trip
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| Difficulty |
Strenuous |
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Steep slopes covered with loose cinders |
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Did You Know?
The eruption of Sunset Crater Volcano must have been a powerful event. It destroyed all plants within a 5-mile radius. A fountain of fire, 850 feet high, was visible for miles around. An ash cloud rose 2.5 miles into the sky, and falling ash covered about 64,000 acres.
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Last Updated: September 14, 2006 at 19:19 EST |
