Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument is a nature reserve in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 2,125 m. Humphreys Peak stands 3,851 m to the west, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Lava Flow Trail, a attraction 0.7 miles away. San Francisco Peaks Scenic Road passes 13 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- National Park Service
How to reach it
- 13.1 mi off the San Francisco Peaks Scenic Road
- 26.5 mi off the Sedona-Oak Creek Canyon Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Petroglyph Overlook · 10 mi
- City Overlook · 15 mi
- Oak Creek Vista · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sunset Crater: 0.7 mi
- Lenox Crater: 1.3 mi
- Darton Dome: 1.7 mi
- Robinson Mountain: 2.1 mi
- O'Leary Peak: 2.3 mi
- Jack Smith Spring Number Two: 5.1 mi
- Alto Spring: 6.2 mi
- Lockett Meadow Spring: 6.2 mi
- Little Elden Spring: 7.6 mi
- Jack Smith Spring: 7.9 mi
- Painted Desert Vista Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
- Peaks View County Park: 7.3 mi
- Smoke Rise Park: 9.9 mi
- Smokerise Park: 9.9 mi
- San Francisco Peaks Natural Area: 10.4 mi
- Flagstaff Buffalo: 12.6 mi
- Timeless Apparitions: 14.1 mi
- "The Veridic Gardens of Effie La Roux": 14.2 mi
- Asset #15: 14.2 mi
- Asset #7: 14.2 mi
- Sunset Crater Volcano Visitor Center: 1.8 mi
- Museum of Northern Arizona Research Center: 12.7 mi
- Museum of Northern Arizona research facility: 12.7 mi
- Museum of Northern Arizona: 12.8 mi
- Slipher Rotunda Museum: 14.5 mi
- Doney Cliffs: 14.1 mi
- Doney Cliffs: 14.2 mi
- Doney Cliffs: 15.2 mi
- Doney Cliffs: 15.8 mi
- Fisher Point: 15.9 mi
- Lava Flow Trail: 0.7 mi
- Waterbird petroglyph site: 9.7 mi
- Humphreys Peak B-24 Bomber Crash Site: 10.3 mi
- Levitate Adventure Park: 10.8 mi
- Wupatki Blowhole: 13.1 mi
- Flagstaff Historical Monument: 13.9 mi
- White Buffalo Trading Post (former): 14.0 mi
- Flagstaff War Memorial: 14.2 mi
- Historic Route 66 Logo: 14.3 mi
- Twin Arrows Trading Post: 19.6 mi
- Juniper Street Community Garden: 13.1 mi
- The Forest Garden: 14.7 mi
- The Pond and Wetland Garden: 14.7 mi
- The Lizard Garden: 14.7 mi
- The Wildflower Garden: 14.7 mi
- Strawberry Crater Wilderness: 5.9 mi
- Kachina Peaks Wilderness: 8.8 mi
- Walnut Canyon National Monument: 13.2 mi
- Wupatki National Monument: 14.7 mi
- Kendrick Mountain Wilderness: 20.0 mi
- Maricopa Ramada: 18.8 mi
- Cochise Ramada: 18.8 mi
- Navajo Ramada: 18.9 mi
- Yavapai Ramada: 19.0 mi
- Lake Mary Boat Landin: 20.7 mi
- House Rock: 15.6 mi
- Twin Arrows: 19.5 mi
- Grand Falls: 17.9 mi
- Black Falls: 19.1 mi
- Parks Rest Area: 21.8 mi
- Parks Rest Area: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humphreys Peak | W 260° | 3,850.77 m | 9.5 mi |
| Agassiz Peak | WSW 252° | 3,766 m | 9.9 mi |
| Fremont Peak | WSW 249° | 3,648 m | 9.1 mi |
| Aubineau Peak | W 263° | 3,608 m | 8.4 mi |
| Rees Peak | W 263° | 3,497 m | 8.0 mi |
| Doyle Peak | WSW 249° | 3,493 m | 8.1 mi |
| Schultz Peak | WSW 241° | 3,074 m | 7.8 mi |
| Elden Mountain | SSW 208° | 2,834 m | 10.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:30 | 18:05 | 18:38 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:07 | 19:45 |
| September equinox | 06:15 | 17:51 | 18:24 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:39 | 17:18 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 31 | 37 | 44 | 52 | 62 | 67 | 64 | 58 | 46 | 36 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sunset Crater NM, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element relation/5813561
Day trips start here
- Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument · 1 mi
- Flagstaff · 14 mi
- Mormon Lake Village · 29 mi
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