About Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument

This cinder cone located north of Flagstaff is the result of a volcanic eruption approximately 900 years ago. Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument is connected to nearby Wupatki National Monument via a 34-mile scenic loop that leads from the high Ponderosa Pine forests of Sunset Crater down nearly 2,000 feet in elevation to the red rocks and Painted Desert vistas of Wupatki.