Strawberry Crater

Strawberry Crater

Strawberry Crater is a cinder cone volcano, more than high, in the San Francisco volcanic field, north of Flagstaff, Arizona. It is along Forest Road 545 between the Wupatki National Monument and Sunset Crater National Monument in the Strawberry Crater Wilderness. The crater lies in a volcanic field at a base elevation of about , and prominence heights of about . The northwestern end of the crater is covered with lava flows, while the southern end is filled with low cinder cones. Several of the surrounding cones include the better known, taller and younger Sunset Crater in the adjacent Sunset Crater National Monument.

Details

Topo
USGS Strawberry Crater
Type
cinder cone
Location
Coconino County, Arizona, U.S.
Map Size
180
Elevation Ft
6,526
Easiest Route
Trail hike
Prominence Ft
476
Volcanic Field
San Francisco volcanic field