EXPLORECRATERS OF THE MOON NATIONAL MONUMENT AND PRESERVE

Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve

TYPE
National Monument
ESTABLISHED
1924
AREA
750k acres
STATE
ID
ECOSYSTEM
Volcanic

A sea of lava flows, cinder cones, and lava tubes erupted between 15,000 and 2,000 years ago — astronauts trained here before Apollo.

OFFICIAL LINKS
NPS Official Site ↗Recreation.gov ↗AllTrails ↗
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