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	Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument is a U.S. National Monument in the north-central part of the U.S. state of Arizona, intended to protect Sunset Crater Volcano.
		National Park Service webpage of Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
		It is maintained by the National Park Service in close conjunction with nearby Wupatki National Monument.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sunset_Crater_Volcano_National_Monument (138 words)

	Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument Pictures
		Sunset Crater is in the northeast corner of Coconino National Forest.
		The National Monument occupies 3,040 acres of land with a peak elevation of 8029'.
		The volcano eventually covered over 800 square miles with ash and created the 1,000' cinder cone surrounding the volcanoes.
	www.worldfromtheweb.com /Parks/Coconino/SunsetCrater.html (282 words)

	Geology of Sunset Crater National Monument
		The eruptions that produced Sunset Crater and several nearby flows and smaller cones began between the 1064-1065 AD growing seasons (Fall 64 to Spring 65?).
		Sunset Crater eruptive history: Brief summary of eruptions
		East flank of Sunset Crater collapses onto Kana-a flow.
	wrgis.wr.usgs.gov /docs/usgsnps/sunset/sunvolc.html (345 words)

	Search Results for "Sunset"
		Sunset Crater Volcano, Walnut Canyon, and Wupatki national monuments are nearby....
		Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table)....
		...twilight, period between sunset and total darkness or between total darkness and sunrise.
	www.bartleby.com /cgi-bin/texis/webinator/sitesearch?FILTER=col65&query=Sunset (298 words)

	IUP Geoscience Virtual Field Trip 1999 -- Sunset Crater National Monument
		Sunset Crater and many of the other cinder cones erupted through weak spots in the crust around the central volcano, these are also called vents because they are an extension of the central volcano.
		Sunset Crater first erupted in the year 1064-1065 A.D., and was active until the year 1250 A.D. The volcanos in this area of north central Arizona are rift-related volcanoes.
		Sunset Crater is the youngest volcano of the San Francisco Peaks volcanic field that is made up of over 800 cones.
	www.iup.edu /fieldtrip/sunset.html (1070 words)

	Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
		Sunset Crater appeared when molten rock was ejected into the air from a small crack in the Earth's crust.
		This lava then oxidized red and yellow, these colors painting the crater with a permanent "sunset" so bright that it appears still to glow from intense inner heat.
		An 800 square mile radius was dusted with ash from this volcano.
	volcano.und.nodak.edu /vwdocs/Parks/sunset_crater/sunset_crater.html (179 words)

	Arizona - Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
		Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument is the slightly clumsy name given to an area northeast of Flagstaff containing the results of much igneous activity - several colourful cinder cones formed by extinct volcanoes, and large expanses of lava and ash.
		Sunset Crater itself is a mile further; it is no longer possible to climb the 1,000 foot cone since the trail to the summit was closed in 1974 to prevent excessive erosion, but there is a very good loop path around the lava formations at the foot of the volcano.
		Approach: The Monument is reached by a side road off US 89 16 miles north of Flagstaff; this road also passes through the Wuaptki National Monument before rejoining US 89 15 miles further north.
	www.americansouthwest.net /arizona/sunset_crater_volcano/national_monument.html (625 words)

	Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		The craters (more than 35), which have probably been extinct only a few millennia, were part of a tract set apart as a national monument in 1924; some are nearly a half mile across and several hundred feet deep.
		It was established in 1916 as Capulin Mountain National Monument, its boundary changed in 1962, and it was renamed in 1987.
		The monument is centred on a truncated cinder cone, the remnant of an extinct volcano, that rises 1,000 feet (300 metres) above…
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9070381?tocId=9070381 (852 words)

	Geology of Sunset Crater National Monument
		Suzannne Morrison is a geologist and a ranger at Sunset Crater National Monument.
		SuZan Pearce is an education specialist at Sunset Crater National Monument.
		She works with National Parks to develop web pages that introduce geology to Park visitors.
	geopubs.wr.usgs.gov /docs/parks/sunset/about.html (382 words)

	APOD: 2005 July 7 - Fire Glow and Star Trails at Sunset Crater
		A recent camping trip with family and friends to Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, near Flagstaff, Arizona, USA produced the opportunity to record the subtle lighting from Earth and sky.
		Sunset Crater, a cinder cone produced by volcanic eruptions some 900 years ago.
		Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
	antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov /apod/ap050707.html (152 words)

	Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
		Sunset Crater National Monument was established on May 26, 1930.
		Sunset Crater and its lava flows are part of the San Francisco Volcanic Field, an expanse of more than 400 volcanoes.
		No hiking has been allowed on the Sunset Crater volcano itself since 1973, in an attempt to preserve and protect the fragile and significant cinder cone from erosion.
	www.frankstehno.com /sagemesa/destinations/arizona/sunsetcrater/sunintro.htm (507 words)

	Sunset Crater Volcano NM
		Their protests prompted President Herbert Hoover to protect Sunset Crater and the surrounding 3,100 acres as a National Monument in 1930.
		Sunset Crater Volcano is the youngest of more than 400 volcanoes of the San Francisco volcanic field in north-central Arizona.
		Today, Sunset Crater is still regarded as a holy place by the Hopi who believe that the friendly Kana's spirit lives here and that a wind god, Yaponcha, inhabits a fissure at the base of the cinder cone.
	www.desertusa.com /sun/du_sun_desc.html (807 words)

	Untitled Document
		Sunset Crater Volcano, located near Flagstaff, AZ, is a very young cinder cone, having last erupted less than 1000 years ago.
		This is home for the summer; Sunset Crater Volcano with lava flows and cinder covered hills in the foreground.
		Although this is where a lot of the visitors to Sunset Crater Volcano NM thought they were.
	www.adrian.edu /earthscience/Sarahs/Summer/Summer.php (555 words)

	日落火山口國家地標﹐Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
		日落火山口國家地標﹐Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument 就在旗手市北方二十五公里處。旗手市是大峽谷南方的門戶﹐也是冬季運動的聖地。該市距離亞利桑那第一大城鳳凰城北方約兩百公里﹐由州際十七號公路可達。除了日落火山口之外﹐旗手市附近還有些值得一遊的國家公園﹐包括 Wupatki National Monument 和 Walnut Canyon National Monument。兩者均為印第安遺跡。兩市之間的 Montezuma Castle National Monument 也是以印第安遺跡為主的國家公園。
	balrog.sdsu.edu /~shu/sunset.htm (19 words)

	Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, The Grand Canyon
		Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, The Grand Canyon
		Sunset Crater became a national monument in 1930.
		This very scenic drive, known as the Loop Road, continues past Sunset Crater, drops down to piñon-juniper country with views of the Painted Desert, crosses Wupatki National Monument, and then rejoins U.S. Highway 89 26 miles north of Flagstaff; the drive is 35 miles one-way and takes about an hour without stops.
	www.moon.com /planner/grand_canyon/mustsee/sunsetcratervolcano.html (770 words)

	Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, Arizona
		There is something for everyone: prehistoric cliff dwellings at Walnut Canyon, the mountain scenery and geology of Sunset Crater Volcano, and the painted desert landscape and masonry pueblos of Wupatki National Monument.
		Sunset Crater Volcano is often confused with another nearby attraction, Meteor Crater.
		Ancient Indians undoubtedly witnessed the eruption of Sunset Crater Volcano in A.D.1064-1065 which blanketed the region with black cinder.
	www.hikercentral.com /parks/sucr (760 words)

	du_sun_map.html
		Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument is located on the southern extent of the Great Basin Desert.
		NOTE: Road construction on U.S. 89 between Flagstaff and Sunset Crater Volcano/Wupatki road is scheduled to begin summer 1997; delays should be minimal.
		It adjoins the Coconino National Forest on the south and the Navajo Indian Reservation on the east.
	www.desertusa.com /sun/du_sun_map.html (161 words)

	Media Center
		Sue Fischer, a park ranger and exhibits specialist at Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument in Flagstaff, Ariz., yesterday received the National Freeman Tilden Award from the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) and the National Park Service for her commitment to education and fostering stewardship of the national parks.
		National Park Service Employee Inspires Visitors to Sunset Volcano National Monument
		About 900 years after its last eruption, Sunset Crater remains the youngest volcano on the Colorado Plateau.
	www.npca.org /Media_center/PressReleaseDetail.asp?id=203 (216 words)

	Notable Campground
		Located in the shadows of Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument and the San Francisco Mountain range,12 miles northeast of Flagstaff, Arizona, Bonito is both a great overnight and fabulous destination campground.
		Once you have fully explored Sunset Crater Volcano and Wupatki National Monuments, there are miles upon miles of hiking trails winding across, around, and through the San Francisco Mountain range (contact the Coconino National Forest for maps and information).
		However, the campground, built on a plain of cinders from the ancient eruption of Sunset Crater Volcano, is not a place for bare feet or flimsy sandals.
	www.forestcamping.com /dow/suzi/articles/notable/bonito.htm (512 words)

	Northward Ho!
		Sunset Crater Volcano is just one of the over 600 volcanoes found in northern Arizona.
		The main draw of this National Monument is the Ranger-led hikes to two major ruins, Betatakin and Keet Seel.
		Imagine the havoc this would have played on the lives of the Ancient Puebloan people who lived in the surrounding area now called the Wupatki National Monument.
	www.bonus.com /contour/Learning_Adventure/http@@/www.questconnect.org/sw_journal_first_update.htm (1532 words)

	Flagstaff and Vicinity, The Grand Canyon
		Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument: Explore a stark landscape of cinder cones, lava flows, and other volcanic features that look as if they’ve just cooled.
		Sunset Crater, the state’s most beautiful volcano, is the youngster of the bunch, last erupting about 800 years ago—just yesterday, geologically speaking.
		Wupatki National Monument: Take a close look at a variety of prehistoric pueblos along with a restored ball court.
	moon.com /planner/grand_canyon/regions/flagstaff.html (330 words)

	Southwest USA Trip - Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
		Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument just north east of Flagstaff, Arizona, is a geologist's dream.
		Southwest USA Trip - Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
		Sunset Crater Received Its Name From the Red Bands of Cinders Near the Top of the Volcano's Cone
	www.eg.bucknell.edu /~hyde/dan/Southwest/sunsetCrater.html (405 words)

	Flagstaff - they don't make towns like this anymore.
		Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument has been ADDED to your Itinerary!
		More than 900 years ago, Sunset Crater Volcano began to form as ash and cinder erupted from a fissure in the ground.
		Lava flowed from the base of the crater, leaving black rivers of hardened lava.
	www.flagstaffarizona.org /itinerary.php?travel_id=46c9f4afd3cbcd1f05e950cf56387b98 (88 words)

	Geology of Sunset Crater National Monument
		Virtually all of Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument's surface is covered with basalt flows and cinders.
		Most of Sunset Crater's lava flows at are 'A'a flows.
		This picture of pahoehoe was taken from the USGS volcanoes website.
	geopubs.wr.usgs.gov /docs/usgsnps/sunset/sunsetft9.html (186 words)

	Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument - News - US-Parks.com
		Exhibits Specialist Sue Fischer has been awarded the Freeman Tilden award for interpretive excellence for her work on the new visitor center exhibits at Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument.
		Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument - News - US-Parks.com
		Wupatki, Sunset Crater Volcano, and Walnut Canyon have received a donation of digital imaging equipment from Eastman Kodak Company, a Proud Partner of America’s National Parks.
	www.us-parks.com /sunset_crater/news.html (333 words)

	Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, Arizona
		What to See and Do Sunset Crater is an extinct volcanic cinder cone, about a thousand feet high.
		Highway 395, which is very scenic, bends round north and runs through Wupatki National Monument before rejoining US89.
		This also covers entrance to nearby Wupatki National Monument.
	freespace.virgin.net /john.cletheroe/usa_can/natmons/sunset.htm (156 words)

	Geology of Sunset Crater National Monument
		The image on the right shows a close-up of one of eight earthquakes recorded on Sunset Crater's seismograph on October 18, 1998.
		A pen at the top of the device records a zig-zag line on the moving, paper-covered cylinder whenever an earthquake is detected.
		Seismographs can help us determine the time, epicenter, focus, and the type of faulting that produced an earthquake as well as estimate how much energy was released.
	wrgis.wr.usgs.gov /docs/parks/sunset/seismic.html (501 words)

	Faculty.php
		Hanson, S.L. (2003) • Roadside Geology: Wupatki and Sunset Crater Volcano National Monuments.
		Hanson, S.L., Falster, A.U. and Simmons, W.B. (2004) • Mineralogy of Fumarole Deposits at Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, Northern Arizona.
		Specialist in Igneous petrology / mineralogy Special recognition: Geologist in the Park for Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument.
	www.adrian.edu /academics/ERTH/Faculty.php (360 words)

	Sunset Crater National Monument, May 2003
		This is the view from the other side of the crater.
		The peaks were named by a group of Franciscan missionaries in honor of St. Francis of Assisi.
	www.tut99.com /nature/0305AzUt/SunsetCrater.htm (74 words)

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