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Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
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Would binoculars, field guides, and suggested activities add to your field trip? Check out our Discovery Packs.  For large groups, we normally issue one pack per adult, to be shared by several students. Each participant receives a Field Journal.

Please request Discovery Packs when you register for your field trip. 
Aerial view of Sunset Crater Volcano  

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.

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Last Updated: August 21, 2006 at 13:30 EST