SUNSET CRATER VOLCANO NATIONAL MONUMENT


Meaning of SUNSET CRATER VOLCANO NATIONAL MONUMENT in English

Preserve, north-central Arizona, U.S. Established in 1930, the monument covers 5 sq mi (13 sq km) and contains the brilliant-hued cinder cone of an extinct volcano that erupted 0441; 1064.

It rises 1,000 ft (300 m) and has a crater 400 ft (120 m) deep and 1,280 ft (390 m) in diameter. The tract contains numerous lava flows, fumaroles, and lava beds.

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