Sunset Crater

Sunset Crater
Aerial photo of Sunset Crater
Elevation:	8,042 ft (2,451 m)
Latitude:	35° 21′ 56.09″ N
Longitude:	111° 30′ 02.35″ W
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
• USGS fact sheet about the San Francisco volcanic field