• Wupatki Pueblo at sunset

    Wupatki

    National Monument Arizona

Geologic Formations

Moenkopi sandstone and Wukoki Pueblo

Moenkopi sandstone and Wukoki Pueblo.

NPS photo by Dallas Larsen.

The geologic story of Wupatki is closely linked to that of Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, located 18 miles to the south. Click here for an overview of both.

Cinders from the eruption of nearby Sunset Crater Volcano blanket parts of Wupatki National Monument. Click here to read the research report.

Did You Know?

Wupatki pueblo with wooden ladders

The very first rangers assigned to oversee Wupatki National Monument in the 1930s lived in 2 modified rooms in Wupatki Pueblo itself.