Sunset Crater today is the centerpiece of the 4.7-square-mile (12 square kilometers) Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, located only 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Flagstaff, Arizona.

Climbing Cinder Cone is a steep, slow slog but worth every step. Waiting at the top of the 6,907-foot volcano are a sense of accomplishment and amazing views.

Along the way: If you want to go inside an extinct volcano cone, venture about 30 miles north of Flagstaff on U.S. 180 to Red Mountain. After an easy, 1.5-mile walk along a wash and a climb up a ...

Just beyond the eerie dunes that make up the Mojave Desert’s Devils Playground, a glaringly white dome rises up out of the ground. Poised atop a 150-foot cinder cone in Newberry Springs, the ...

Mar. 5—The 100-foot cinder cone that marks the spot of the prolific and most prominent vent in the 2018 Kilauea eruption has been christened with a name : Ahu 'aila 'au. The Hawaii Board on ...

The fissure 8 splatter cone is photographed on June 24. (Source: USGS) PUNA, BIG ISLAND (HawaiiNewsNow) - Fissure no. 8 has taken on a look of its own, in fact some might even say it looks like ...

A fast-moving wildfire was burning at the foot of the cinder cone known as the Veyo Volcano just east of state Route 18 late Sunday. The fire was estimated at 2,262 acres, driven quickly south ...

The 100-foot cinder cone that marks the spot of the prolific and most prominent vent in the 2018 Kilauea eruption has been christened with a name: Ahu‘aila‘au.

That summer, the 10-year-old found himself in the front seat of a 1957 Thunderbird convertible with no air-conditioning, his father roaring 100 miles per hour toward the cinder cone where a team ...