Sunset Crater, Arizona by danapommet
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Description
Sunset Crater is a volcanic cinder cone located north of Flagstaff, Arizona, within the Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument. This area is 21 miles (29km) north from the Walnut Canyon & Sinagua tribe series that I posted in early August 2009.
The eruptions devastated the area and formed a 1,115 foot (340m) high cinder cone vent during the winter of 1064-1065 AD. The Sunset Crater eruption produced a blanket of ash and lapilli covering an area of more than 2100 sq km and forced the abandonment of settlements of the indigenous Sinagua Indians. The volcano has partially revegetated, with Ponderosa pines and wildflowers.
In 1885, John Wesley Powell described the top of this cone “is of bright reddish cinders, while the adjacent rocks are of black basalt”. At sunset, the light, reflects on these cinders as if it were on fire – thus Sunset Crater or Sunset Peak. Tomorrow how the surrounding Wupatki Basin became the home for some major native American nations. Most information from the National Park Service.
This posting scanned from a photo taken in 1996.
Thanks for stopping by, taking a peak and for all your previous comments and favs.
Dana
Comments (18)
MagikUnicorn
Wonderful shot I like volcano first time I see this one THANKS :)
orig_buggy
looks like it could swallow anything ....interesting shot!!
mgtcs
Lovely landscape, excellent photo!
frankie96
Gotta get there one of these days...
junge1
Great capture Dana and interesting historical information!
0rest4wicked
Lived in Flagstaff once, many moons ago. Nice photo!! Like the capture of how the terrain begins to break away from the dry conifer forest into a high chaparral as one travels north of Flagstaff!
lizzibell
Beautiful...
MrsLubner
Even with the violence that created this place, the heart of the earth has done a remarkable job of healing itself over the ages. It is a fertile area that welcomes the people home. Gorgeous shot.
sossy
impressive colored mountain and well captured landscape! ;o)
DAVER2112
Fantastic capture and info! You didn't happen to see meteor crater while you were there. :)
lucindawind
fabulous landscape and lovely shot
flavia49
fantastic capture!
flora-crassella
wonderful landscape!!!
jendellas
Didn't realise you had volcano's, great pic & info.
sandra46
EXCELLENT SHOT
Katraz
Nice shot I will have to put this on my places to visit one day.
JaneEden
Dana isn't it hard to believe that I have actually seen that when I was in your fabulous country in the early 1980's. A great shot here and very interesting and informative intro. Thanks so much for your wonderful support of my gallery dear friend, hugs Jane xx
jocko500
and some movie makeing in the eary 1900's was going to pay for it to blow it up with tnt for a movie lol happy the people around there say 'NO" to that idea. I been there and it is a wonderful place to go to.