Sunset Crater
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| Sunset Crater | |
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 Aerial photo of Sunset Crater | |
| Elevation: | 8,042 ft (2,451 m) |
| Coordinates: | Template:Coor dms |
| Location: | Arizona |
| Topo map: | USGS Sunset Crater East |
| Range: | San Francisco volcanic field |
| Type: | Cinder cone |
| Easiest Route: | hike |
Sunset Crater is a cinder cone located in Arizona in the United States. It is the youngest of many features in the San Francisco volcanic field in the north of the state. The last eruption of the cinder cone has been dated by paleomagnetic techniques to 1120, ±40 years.
External links
- US park service site about Sunset Crater National Park (http://www.nps.gov/sucr)
- USGS fact sheet about the San Francisco volcanic field (http://wrgis.wr.usgs.gov/fact-sheet/fs017-01/)