- Type: Recreation & Natural Areas
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NileGuide Expert Says:
Exhilarating 18 mile, downhill bike ride to Wupatki. Need to have shuttle system unless you also want to climb up. Or, take the short Lava Flow trail and pay attention, not only to the immediate landscape, but the surrounding area. Try to imagine what it was like when this baby exploded, snuffing out every living thing within a 5-mile radius.
Description:
- Between 1040 and 1100, this volcano exploded, powerfully affecting the lives of local peoples and forever altering the landscape of the surrounding area. Today you can drive right up to the site, where shinny black molten rock covers this area, as if it erupted just yesterday. Take the Lava Flow trail to see the life slowly returning to this rugged landscape. The fee is $5. Take U.S 89 north for 12 miles, turn right on the Sunset Crater/Wupatki Loop road and continue 2 miles (3km) to the visitor center. This loop road makes it convenient to see the nearby Wupatki Ruins on the same day.
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Awards:
Frommer's
- Recommended 2010
- Details
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Contact:
- visit website
- tel: 520-556-7134
Address:
- Flagstaff Areas
- 2717 N. Steves Blvd. #3
- Flagstaff, AZ 86002
Hours:
- Daily sunrise-sunset; visitor center daily May-Oct 8am-5pm, Nov-Apr 9am-5pm
Strenuousness:
- No Sweat
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