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Sunset Crater Volcano National MonumentAerial view of the crater
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Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
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Aerial view of Sunset Crater Volcano  

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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: April 21, 2009 at 18:24 EST