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Sunset Crater Volcano National Monumentthe Cinder Hills
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Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
Directions

directions includes:

Maps
 

By Car
From Flagstaff, take U.S 89 north for 12 miles (19km), turn right on the Sunset Crater - Wupatki Loop road and continue 2 miles (3km) to the visitor center.

By Plane
The nearest airport is located in Flagstaff, AZ.

By Public Transportation
None. Check with the Flagstaff Convention and Visitors Bureau for commercial tour services.

 

 

 
Paricutin volcano erupting  

Did You Know?
When Paricutin erupted in Michoacan, Mexico in 1943, scientists flocked to the site. Observations and studies there have helped to explain the eruption of Sunset Crater Volcano in Arizona 900 years earlier.

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Last Updated: August 21, 2006 at 13:08 EST