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Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
For Kids

Junior Rangers
Children can stop by the visitor center and ask for a copy of our Junior Ranger booklet. Or see them here:
           Junior Ranger for grade school  (pdf, 116 KB)
           Junior Ranger for preschool  (pdf, 131 KB)

WebRangers
Become a WebRanger. Now you can have fun and learn about national parks even if you are not able to visit a park right now.

Aerial view of Sunset Crater Volcano  

Did You Know?
Legend says that 19th-century explorer John Wesley Powell named Sunset Crater Volcano because its rim of red and yellow cinders suggested the colors of a perpetual sunset.

Last Updated: February 13, 2007 at 12:22 EST