We drove up to Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument to do two short loop hikes. The first one was the Lennox Crater Trail, 2.6 miles with 200 ft of gain. It was 29F when we started with a chilly breeze. The park is at 7,000 ft.
We began at the east side and hiked along the lave field.
Through the trees we could see O'Leary Peak, just outside of the monument
zoom of O'Leary Peak with a fire lookout on top
There were a couple of view points along the trail where we could see the nearby San Francisco Mountains
Another view point further along the trail of the San Francisco Mountains.
zoom of the San Francisco Mountains
zoom of the highest peak (maybe Humphries Peak)
Our second short hike at Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument today was the Lava Flow Trail. this is a 1 mile loop trail. It was still about 29F with a chilly breeze. The park is at 7,000 ft.
Sunset Crater in the near distance
Behind us, we could see the San Francisco Mountains
To the northwest is O'Leary Peak, just outside the park boundary
Looking up at a Spatter Cone
Another spatter cone
view of the San Francisco Mountains across the lava flow
There was some ice on the trail today
Another view of Sunset Crater
view of a squeeze-up
squeeze up from the other side
View of Sunset Crater across the lava flow
There were some large chunks of lava
