• Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument

    Sunset Crater Volcano

    National Monument Arizona

Cinder Hills Overlook

Visitors admiring view from overlook

Cinder Hills Overlook

NPS photo

You can drive to this overlook, which offers views of Sunset Crater Volcano, volcanic features associated with its eruption, and various other cinder cones.

Caution: No oversized vehicles. The overlook parking area is small, with tight turns.

Did You Know?

mock-up of lunar rover vehicle on cinder fields

In the 1960s, astronauts practiced for the first lunar landings on cinder fields in and around Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument