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Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
Interpretive Programs
Ranger presenting interpretive talk on mountaintop

NPS photo by Charles Strickfaden

Interpretive programs are presented each summer weekend at the top of the Snowbowl Sky Ride.

Interpretive Partnership
A unique partnership between the National Park Service and the US Forest Service provides interpretive talks and guided hikes at NPS and Forest locations throughout the summer.  

A schedule of 2009 programs will be posted here in May.

mock-up of lunar rover vehicle on cinder fields  

Did You Know?
In the 1960s, astronauts practiced for the first lunar landings on cinder fields in and around Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument

Last Updated: April 27, 2009 at 14:10 EST