• Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument

    Sunset Crater Volcano

    National Monument Arizona

Directions

By Car

From Flagstaff, take U.S 89 north for 12 miles (19km), turn right on the Sunset Crater - Wupatki Loop road and continue 2 miles (3km) to the visitor center.

By Plane

The nearest airport is located in Flagstaff, AZ.

By Public Transportation

None. Check with the Flagstaff Convention and Visitors Bureau for commercial tour services.

 

Did You Know?

Aerial view of Sunset Crater Volcano

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.