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Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
Lenox Crater Trail
Visitor viewing distant mountains across summit of Lenox Crater

Photo by Joelle Clark

View across the summit of Lenox Crater

 

This is your opportunity to climb a cinder cone. (Sunset Crater Volcano is closed to hiking due to erosional damage.)

From the top, you can see the San Francisco Peaks, Sunset Crater and its lava flow.

 

Distance 1 mile round-trip
Time

45 minutes round-trip
Difficulty Strenuous
Accessibility Steep slopes covered with loose cinders

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Sunset Crater Volcano seen through trees

Did You Know?
Hiking trails to the top of Sunset Crater Volcano were closed in 1973, because extensive erosion was damaging the cinder cone. Although tons of cinders were shoveled into the ruts, trail routes are still visible today.
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Last Updated: September 14, 2006 at 19:19 MST