Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument

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Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument is a protected area in northern Arizona known for its dramatic cinder cone volcano, lava flows, and preserved volcanic landscape within the San Francisco volcanic field.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national monument
protected area
volcanic landscape
area approximately 12 square miles
approximately 3,040 hectares
contains Lava Flow Trail
Lenox Crater Trail
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument self-linksurface differs
surface form: Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument Visitor Center

interpretive trails
scenic drives
country United States of America
surface form: United States
designation U.S. National Monument
ecosystem high desert shrubland
pinyon-juniper woodland
ponderosa pine forest
elevation approximately 2,130 meters
approximately 7,000 feet
established 1930
establishedBy Herbert Hoover
surface form: President Herbert Hoover
geologicalType cinder cone
monogenetic volcanic field feature
hasFeature cinder cone volcano
cinder fields
crater
lava flows
lava tubes
spatter cones
volcanic ash deposits
IUCNCategory III
knownFor contrasting cinder slopes and vegetation
dark basaltic lava flows
dramatic volcanic scenery
well-preserved cinder cone
young volcanic landscape
lastEruption around 1085 CE
locatedIn Arizona
Coconino County, Arizona
locatedInRegion northern Arizona
locatedNear Flagstaff
surface form: Flagstaff, Arizona
managingOrganization National Park Service
nearbyProtectedArea Walnut Canyon National Monument
Wupatki National Monument
partOf San Francisco volcanic field
prohibits climbing on Sunset Crater cinder cone
protects Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument self-linksurface differs
surface form: Sunset Crater
reasonForProtection preservation of volcanic features
protection of fragile cinder cone slopes
public education about volcanology
scientific study of recent volcanism
volcanicField San Francisco volcanic field

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Flagstaff near Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
Coconino County, Arizona contains Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
Flagstaff station near Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
north-central Arizona contains Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
San Francisco volcanic field contains Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
this entity surface form: Sunset Crater
San Francisco volcanic field youngestVolcano Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
this entity surface form: Sunset Crater
San Francisco volcanic field containsProtectedArea Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
northern Arizona contains Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
subject surface form: Northern Arizona
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument protects Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Sunset Crater
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument contains Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument Visitor Center
Wupatki National Monument adjacentTo Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument