| Sunset Crater | |
|---|---|
 Sunset Crater from the Cinder Hills | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 8,042 ft (2,451 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Prominence | 999 ft (304 m)[2] |
| Coordinates | 35°21′52″N 111°30′13″W / 35.36444°N 111.50361°W[1] |
| Geography | |
  Sunset Crater  Sunset Crater | |
| Location | Coconino County, Arizona, U.S. |
| Topo map | USGS Sunset Crater East |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | ~950 years |
| Mountain type | Cinder cone[3] |
| Volcanic field | San Francisco volcanic field |
| Last eruption | 1075 ± 25 years[3] |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Hike |
| Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument | |
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| Area | 3,138 acres (12.70 km2)[4] |
| Established | May 26, 1930 |
| Visitors | 104,583 (in 2018)[5] |
| Governing body | National Park Service |
| Website | Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument |
Sunset Crater is a cinder cone located north of Flagstaff in the 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.[6]
- ^ a b "Sunset Crater". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved December 23, 2008.
- ^ "Sunset Crater, Arizona". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
- ^ a b "San Francisco Volcanic Field". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved December 23, 2008.
- ^ "Listing of acreage – December 31, 2022" (XLSX). Land Resource Division, National Park Service. (National Park Service Acreage Reports)
- ^ "NPS Annual Recreation Visits Report". National Park Service. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
- ^ Priest, Susan S.; Wendell A. Duffield; Karen Malis-Clark; James W. Hendley II; Peter H. Stauffer (December 21, 2001). "The San Francisco Volcanic Field, Arizona – U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 017-01". United States Geological Survey. Archived from the original on April 21, 2008. Retrieved August 12, 2008.