Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument - Hitting Most of the Hikes!
Sunset Crater National Monument is a cinder cone located just north of Flagstaff, Arizona The crater is within the Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument which protects a string of volcanoes - the San Francisco volcanic field - that is related to the nearby San Francisco Peaks (wikipedia).
On one day in the fall of 2018, I traveled to this park along with visits to Waupatki and Walnut Canyon - all of which have videos on this channel - see the end screen at the conclusion of this video.
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Sunset Crater is a cinder cone located north of Flagstaff in U.S. State of Arizona. The crater is within the Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument.
Sunset Crater is the youngest in a string of volcanoes (the San Francisco volcanic field) that is related to the nearby San Francisco Peaks.
Since the last eruption of the volcano is a recent occurrence, it is considered dormant by volcanologists.
The largest vent of the eruption, Sunset Crater itself, was the source of the Bonito and Kana-a lava flows that extended about 2.5 kilometers (1.6 mi) NW and 9.6 kilometers (6 mi) NE, respectively.
The eruption occurred around A.D. 1085.
It is an easy lava field to visit, very interesting and educational, where you can really appreciate how lava can be dramatically spread out of a volcanoe.
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Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument - Park Guide
In close proximity to Flagstaff, Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument is a must see park. Spend an afternoon hiking over solidified lava and ponderosa pines in the mountains of Arizona.
00:25 - Intro
00:56 - Trails
01:04 - A'A Trail - Easy
01:32 - Lenox Crater Trail - 1.6 Miles, Moderately Strenuous
01:56 - Lava's Edge Trail - 3.4 Miles, Moderate
02:16 - Lava Flow Trail - .25 or 1 Mile, Easy, Accessible
02:50 - Bonito Vista Trail - .25 Miles, Easy, Accessible
03:00 - Entrance Fees
03:48 - Lodging
04:28- Recreation/Restrictions
04:58 - Wildlife
05:19 - What to Bring or Wear?
06:44 - How long does the park take?
06:55 - The Night Sky
07:16 - In Closing
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Arizona - from Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument to Wupatki National Monument - YouTube
A drive from Flagstaff to Grand Canyon was about many discoveries, great memories and a deeper understanding of how diverse the United States is.
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Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, Flagstaff, AZ - July 2014
Sunset Crater Volcano Scenic Flyover
Flyover of Sunset Crater Volcano near Flagstaff, AZ. This volcano is believed to have erupted around the year 1066 AD and was named by John W. Powell because of the fiery red colors that light up when the sun sets.
All footage was shot while operating the UAV from outside the National Monument boundaries to the southeast. Max flight path elevation 394' AGL.
Sunset Crater Volcano, Arizona 1, United States 1999
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, Flagstaff, Arizona, United States.
Sunset Crater is a cinder cone located north of Flagstaff in U.S. State of Arizona. The crater is within the Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument.
Sunset Crater is the youngest in a string of volcanoes (the San Francisco volcanic field) that is related to the nearby San Francisco Peaks.
The date of the eruptions that formed the 340-meter-high cone (1,120 ft) was initially derived from tree-ring dates, suggesting the eruption began between the growing seasons of A.D. 1064–1065. However, more recent geologic and archaeological evidence places the eruption around A.D. 1085. The largest vent of the eruption, Sunset Crater itself, was the source of the Bonito and Kana-a lava flows that extended about 2.5 kilometers (1.6 mi) NW and 9.6 kilometers (6 mi) NE, respectively. Additional vents along a 10-kilometer-long fissure (6.2 mi) extending SE produced small spatter ramparts and a 6.4-kilometer-long lava flow (4 mi) to the east. The Sunset Crater eruption produced a blanket of ash and lapilli covering an area of more than 2,100 square kilometers (810 sq mi) and forced the temporary abandonment of settlements of the local Sinagua people. The volcano has partially revegetated, with pines and wildflowers. The crater is the namesake for the Sunset Crater Beardtongue (Penstemon clutei). Since the last eruption of the volcano is a recent occurrence, it is considered dormant by volcanologists.
Damage from hikers forced the National Park Service to close a trail leading to the crater, but a short trail at the base remains.
The hiking trail below the summit skirts the substantial Bonito Lava Flow. This hardened lava is black and appears fresh as it has devastated the forest in its path. The lava flow also created an ice cave or tube that is now closed to the public after a partial collapse
Sunset Crater Volcano Arizona
Wupatki National Monument & Sunset Crater National Monument- Arizona
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Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument Arizona
A visit to Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument just outside Flagstaff, Arizona. When you go to the Grand Canyon you should check this interesting park out on the way back to Flagstaff!
Arizona's Sunset Crater Volcano reshaped the nearby landscape, and now offers hiking, scenery of flora like Ponderosa Pines, and an array of wildlife.
Sunset Crater Volcano was born in a series of eruptions sometime between 1040 and 1100. Powerful explosions profoundly affected the lives of local people and forever changed the landscape and ecology of the area.
People had been living here for several hundred years, at least, before the volcano erupted. Although we don't know what they called themselves, archeologists consider them representatives of the Sinagua culture. They were farmers, living in scattered groups adjacent to their corn fields. Their homes were pithouses, dug partially into the ground.
900 years later, Sunset Crater is still the youngest volcano on the Colorado Plateau. The volcano's red rim and the dark lava flows seem to have cooled and hardened to a jagged surface only yesterday. As plants return, so do the animals that use them for food and shelter. And so do human visitors, intrigued by this opportunity to see natures response to a volcanic eruption.
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Sunset Crater Volcano - Wupatki National Monuments, Arizona
Visiting Sunset Crater Volcano and Wupatki National Monuments in Arizona. Both are located on the same loop road off of Route 89, between Flagstaff and the east entrance of Grand Canyon National Park.
Sunset Crater National Monument
Sunset Crater National Monument is a beautiful 1000 foot high dormant volcano. Erupting sometime between 1040 and 1100 Sunset Crater is the most recent in a six million year history of volcanic activity in the Flagstaff area. The Park Service no longer allows anyone to actually climb to the top of Sunset Crater but there is another crater adjacent to it (Lenox Crater) that they do allow access to. I actually did climb to the top of Sunset Crater back in 1969 and when I told the Ranger that, she was quite envious stating that they don't even let the Rangers climb Sunset anymore (not since the late 1970s)
Sunset Crater - Volcanic stuff!
Our last stop out of Flagstaff - to check out Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument.
We explore the lava field that looks like it's part of another planet and take in the beautiful views of snow capped Humphreys Peak.
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument - Arizona
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Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, Arizona
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Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, Coconino County, AZ: Road Life More Life
Although not the oldest, as we were taught, of the extinct volcano's here in the US, Sunset Crater was quite impressive. We hiked through fields of lava (volcanic rock) and witnessed new growth after destruction. It was a wonderful science lesson about how the Earth heals itself.
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Sunset Crater Volcano, Arizona 2, United States 1999.
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, Flagstaff, Arizona, United States
Sunset Crater is a cinder cone located north of Flagstaff in U.S. State of Arizona. The crater is within the Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument.
Sunset Crater is the youngest in a string of volcanoes (the San Francisco volcanic field) that is related to the nearby San Francisco Peaks.
The date of the eruptions that formed the 340-meter-high cone (1,120 ft) was initially derived from tree-ring dates, suggesting the eruption began between the growing seasons of A.D. 1064–1065.[6] However, more recent geologic and archaeological evidence places the eruption around A.D. 1085. The largest vent of the eruption, Sunset Crater itself, was the source of the Bonito and Kana-a lava flows that extended about 2.5 kilometers (1.6 mi) NW and 9.6 kilometers (6 mi) NE, respectively. Additional vents along a 10-kilometer-long fissure (6.2 mi) extending SE produced small spatter ramparts and a 6.4-kilometer-long lava flow (4 mi) to the east. The Sunset Crater eruption produced a blanket of ash and lapilli covering an area of more than 2,100 square kilometers (810 sq mi) and forced the temporary abandonment of settlements of the local Sinagua people. The volcano has partially revegetated, with pines and wildflowers. The crater is the namesake for the Sunset Crater Beardtongue (Penstemon clutei). Since the last eruption of the volcano is a recent occurrence, it is considered dormant by volcanologists.
Damage from hikers forced the National Park Service to close a trail leading to the crater, but a short trail at the base remains.
The hiking trail below the summit skirts the substantial Bonito Lava Flow. This hardened lava is black and appears fresh as it has devastated the forest in its path. The lava flow also created an ice cave or tube that is now closed to the public after a partial collapse.
Sunset Crater Volcano Arizona
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
Eric Homan Presents… Experience The Surreal… Bonito Lava Flow… Painted Desert Vista.
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6-18-14: The big surprise of the day was trekking up a half an hour north of Flagstaff, Arizona to Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument. I had driven through this area with Steve Smodish in 2001. Yet it was dusk and we pretty much missed all the AMAZING volcanic activity and lava flows that were just off the roads! The National Park Service website had the heading “Experience The Surreal!” when featuring Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, which I thought odd since I thought only the volcano crater was there. Yet hiking through the Bonito Lave Flow was one of the great highlights of this trip so far. It just was awe-inspiring! I never expected it to be here! That’s the great discovery on this vacation trip: the National Monuments are the hidden gems of the National Park Service. They don’t always have the single iconic visual “destination” within them like Yosemite Falls or Half Dome is to Yosemite. So most people pass them by as something minor. As a result, they are consequently far less crowded and far more intimate. They feel like a place that only you had discovered. That’s what makes it so special and unique. And you find all these wonderfully scenic trails, landscapes, and environments within.
Top Tourist Attractions in Flagstaff - Travel Guide Arizona
Top Tourist Attractions and Beautiful Places in Flagstaff - Travel Guide Arizona:
Walnut Canyon National Monument, Wupatki National Monument, Coconino National Forest, Lowell Observatory, Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, Riordan Mansion State Historic Park, Lava River Cave, Flagstaff Visitor Center, Museum of Northern Arizona, Arizona Snowbowl, San Francisco Peaks, Grand Falls of the Little Colorado River, Buffalo Park
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
Sunset Crater Volcano was born in a series of eruptions sometime between 1040 and 1100. Powerful explosions profoundly affected the lives of local people and forever changed the landscape and ecology of the area. Lava flows and cinders still look as fresh and rugged as the day they formed. But among dramatic geological features, you'll find trees, wildflowers, and signs of wildlife.
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument is in the north-central part of the U.S. state of Arizona, intended to protect Sunset Crater, a cinder cone that is part of the San Francisco Volcanic Field. It is maintained by the National Park Service in close conjunction with nearby Wupatki National Monument.
In the late 1920s, a Hollywood film company attempted to detonate large quantities of explosives inside Sunset Crater in order to simulate a volcanic eruption. Public outcry over this plan led in part to the proclamation of Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument by President Herbert Hoover in 1930