Sunset Crater National Monument
After
just a few miles, you're on the other side of the park. Turn off
at the Cinder Hills Overlook for the best view of the park's namesake
Sunset Crater (it's the steep-walled mountain you just drove around).
Tip:
Many of the volcanic areas in Sunset Crater National Monument
are ecologically fragile, so hiking isn't permitted. This
includes Sunset Crater itself. |
So
that's about all Sunset Crater has to offer. If you have time, you
can continue up the road a short distance to
Wupatki National Monument,
where you'll find a large, 800 year old pueblo, which was probably home
to as many as 100 people. The road then loops back to US 89.
I chose to return the way I came, back to US 89, then south, headed for
Oak Creek Canyon and Sedona.
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