Lunar Crater National Natural Landmark

Lunar Crater as seen from the overlook, July 2014

Lunar Crater National Natural Landmark is a volcanic field landmark located 70 miles (110 km) east-northeast of Tonopah in Nye County, in central Nevada. It was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1973.

Volcanic features

A 400-acre (1.6 km²) crater that is thought to have been formed by several volcanic explosions, and is one of two maars in the volcanic field of the Pancake Range.

See also

• National Natural Landmarks in Nevada
• Volcanic fields of the Great Basin Section

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lunar Crater Volcanic Field.

• National Park Service - official Lunar Crater National Natural Landmark website
• Bureau of Land Management: Lunar Crater Back Country Byway
• Lunar Crater National Natural Landmark, Great Basin, Nevada

Coordinates: 38°23′02″N 116°04′09″W / 38.383968°N 116.069167°W / 38.383968; -116.069167