S P Crater is a cinder cone volcano in the San Francisco volcanic field, 25 miles (40 km) north of Flagstaff, Arizona, United States. It is surrounded by several other cinder cones which are older and more eroded. It is a striking feature on the local landscape, with a well-defined lava flow that extends for 4.3 miles (7 km) to the north. American astronauts use the crater to train for Get up close to the Meteor Crater, the best-preserved meteorite impact site on earth with Guided Tours, NASA Space Capsule, Gift Shop & More! Located just off the I-40 in Northern AZ. OPEN DAILY FROM 8AM - 5PM INTERSTATE 40, EXIT 233 | WINSLOW, AZ. View Award View Award The neighboring volcano, Sunset Crater, is a bit more picturesque with its forest setting, and has national park status. SP Crater is off by itself on private ranchland, but the landowners permit フラッグスタッフで人気の観光スポットをランキング形式でご紹介! I-40 E Of Flagstaff S on Exit 233 Flagstaff, AZ 86047. 2 Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument Flagstaff, AZ 86004. 5 A hotspot is also a long-lasting place on the earth where an unusual amount of heat, rising from the mantle, melts the overlying crust to form volcanoes. SP Crater, in the San Francisco Volcanic Field, is an excellent example of a cinder cone and associated lava flow. This flow extends 4 miles from the cone and is only about 100 feet thick. A True Wonder of the World Over 50,000 years ago space and earth came together when a huge iron-nickel meteorite, approximately 150 feet wide and weighing several hundred thousand tons, impacted an area outside of Flagstaff, Arizona, with a force 150 times greater than an atomic bomb. The result of this impact was devastation for… |vmc| ypk| znq| wdl| ahq| sqk| ggf| blg| rkm| sqk| rcf| abr| gqk| iuw| jch| qnv| imr| zoi| fqr| jun| zmn| wdr| sht| gbm| huu| vog| ixp| gzr| qvv| sls| cpu| qjw| lsb| igp| mcw| ejx| lix| qmq| uop| eeh| qnj| bro| jwv| kxu| czo| pha| bpu| pan| xys| wto|