Sunset Crater is a cinder cone. It erupted in the year 1064 and represents the most recent volcanic activity in the Flagstaff area. Sunset Crater had periodic eruptions over the next 200 years and is now 1,000 feet high.
The ash from the volcano has covered as much as 800 square miles. Around the year 1250 red and yellow ash shot out of the volcano resulting on a colorful reddish glow that led to its name, Sunset Crater.
Here's a map showing the roads in and around Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument.
Enjoy these pictures of Sunset Crater.
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