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Sunset Crater Volcano National MonumentAerial view of the crater
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Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
Pets
dog sitting in car

photo by Carol Kruse

Don't leave your dog in a hot car.

Pets must be kept on a leash at all times.
They are NOT ALLOWED in buildings or on park trails.

Please clean up after your pet.

NOTE: Summer heat is intense; pets left in vehicles - even for a short time - can suffer heat stroke and die.

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.

Last Updated: April 20, 2009 at 17:55 EST